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Author:

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, author.

Title:

The man that corrupted Hadleyburg : and other essays and stories / by Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens).

Edition:

Author's national edition.

Publisher:

Harper & Brothers Publishers,

Copyright Date:

©1899

Description:

vii, 367 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, frontispiece ; 20 cm.

Subject:

City and town life--Fiction.
Strangers--Fiction.
Fraud--Fiction.
Hypocrisy--Fiction.
Cities and towns--Fiction.
Humorous stories, American.
American literature--19th century.
American wit and humor--19th century.
Short stories, American--19th century.
United States--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
Short stories, American.
Humorous stories, American.
American wit and humor.
American literature.
Cities and towns.
City and town life.
Fraud.
Hypocrisy.
Manners and customs.
Strangers.
United States.
1800-1899
Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Short stories.
Short stories.
Humorous fiction.
Short stories.
Humorous fiction.

Other Authors:

Harper & Brothers, publisher.

Notes:

"This is the authorized uniform edition of all my books. Mark Twain"--Facsimile inscription on verso of half-title. of author's inscription on verso of series title page.

Contents:

A petition to the queen of England. My début as a literary person -- The £1,000,000 bank-note -- The Esquimau maiden's romance -- My first lie, and how I got out of it -- The belated Russian passport -- Two little tales -- About play-acting -- Diplomatic pay and clothes -- Is he living or is he dead? -- My boyhood dreams -- The Austrian Edison keeping school again -- Extracts from Adam's diary -- The death disk -- A double-barreled detective story -- A petition to the queen of England.

Summary:

In "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" a stranger who feels mistreated by a supposedly incorruptible town concocts a vengeful scheme to test the honesty of its leading citizens. The remaining selections consist of Mark Twain's singular combination of caustic wit and sentimental concern.

Series:

The writings of Mark Twain ; v. 23
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Works. 1896 ; v. 23.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1003267

Locations:

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)