Project Gutenberg 2004-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 244 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg -- My First Lie, and How I Got out of it -- The Esquimaux Maiden's Romance -- Christian Science and The Book of Mrs. Eddy -- Is He Living or Is He Dead? -- My Debut as a Literary Person -- At The Appetite-cure -- Concerning The Jews -- From The 'London Times' of 1904 -- About Play-acting -- Travelling with a Reformer -- Diplomatic Pay and Clothes -- Luck -- The Captain's Story -- Stirring Times in Austria -- Meisterschaft -- My Boyhood Dreams -- To The above Old People -- In Memoriam - Olivia Susan Clemens. Gill Jaysmith and David Widger "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" by Mark Twain is a satirical novella that fits into the genre of social commentary fiction, likely written in the late 19th century. It revolves around the fictitious town of Hadleyburg, celebrated for its supposed incorruptibility and unblemished honesty, only to have that reputation put to the test when a stranger's malicious plan threatens to expose the hypocrisy lurking beneath its prided façade. The story follows key characters, including Mr. and Mrs. Richards, who find themselves grappling with temptation and moral decline as they become integral to the unfolding drama. The opening of the novella sets the stage by establishing Hadleyburg as a community proud of its virtuous reputation, which has persisted for generations. However, an unexpected encounter with a stranger ignites a series of events leading to the introduction of a sack filled with gold coins, purportedly meant for a good Samaritan who once aided the stranger. Mr. and Mrs. Richards, consumed by the allure of wealth and recognition, become enmeshed in the implications of the strangers' challenge while grappling with their own moral dilemmas. As the town prepares for a public inquiry to identify the anonymous benefactor, the ensuing chaos and revelations begin to peel away the layers of Hadleyburg's pretentious purity, hinting at the broader themes of human nature, pride, and the vulnerability of so-called virtues to greed and corruption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Humorous stories, American City and town life -- Fiction Honesty -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 834814 827700 2024-10-02T07:19:50.843055 2023-10-02T06:46:58.082293 text/html text/html 844580 2023-12-09T01:39:26 text/html 558934 2024-10-02T07:19:59.233976 application/epub+zip 560871 2024-10-02T07:19:52.016038 application/epub+zip 386363 2024-10-02T07:19:51.456052 application/epub+zip 753798 2024-10-02T07:20:05.612944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714915 2024-10-02T07:19:58.788978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 617953 2022-09-02T08:48:54.026002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721902 722258 2024-10-02T07:19:50.002069 2023-10-02T06:46:56.891257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 721698 2023-12-09T01:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19566 2024-10-02T07:20:05.785199 application/rdf+xml 25983 2024-10-02T07:19:51.574044 image/jpeg 3825 2024-10-02T07:19:51.516021 image/jpeg 736467 2024-10-02T07:19:50.916133 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia