The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain
"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" by Mark Twain is a satirical novella first published in 1899. When a mysterious stranger leaves a sack of gold in the famously incorruptible town of Hadleyburg, he sets an elaborate trap to expose the citizens' true nature. Nineteen prominent couples fall for his scheme, claiming a reward based on false pretenses. Their dishonesty unravels at a public meeting, revealing that a reputation for virtue means little
when tested by real temptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_That_Corrupted_Hadleyburg |
| Credits |
David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk Transcribed from the 1907 Chatto & Windus edition |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Humorous stories, American |
| Subject | United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1213 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1998 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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