The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain

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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg — Complete Illustrated Edition

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Written in 1898 and first published in Harper's Monthly in 1899, "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is one of Twain's most biting satires: a story about virtue that has never been tested, and what happens when it finally is.

This edition presents Twain's text complete and unabridged, in four parts, with a full-page painting facing each part and a short note on the text.

Details: Adult · 74 pages · Unabridged · 4 full-page paintings · Paperback, e-book PDF and EPUB

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg — Young Readers' Edition

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The most honest town in America. A sack of gold. A stranger who wants revenge.

Mark Twain's sharp, funny classic about pride and temptation, retold in eleven chapters for readers aged 12–14. Each chapter opens with a full-page painting and includes a second illustration inside. Discussion questions and a short biography of Mark Twain are included.

Details: Ages 12–14 · Grades 7–9 · 80 pages · 11 chapters · 22 paintings · Paperback, e-book PDF and EPUB

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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

The most honest town in America. A sack of gold. A stranger who wants revenge.

Hadleyburg is famous for one thing: its honesty. Nobody there has told a lie in three generations, and the whole town is very proud of it. Then a stranger with a grudge leaves a heavy sack of gold at a cottage door, along with a letter. The gold belongs, the letter says, to the one citizen who once gave a ruined stranger twenty dollars and a piece of advice he never forgot.

Soon nineteen of the town's leading families each believe the fortune is theirs. As the great night at the town hall draws near, honest Hadleyburg begins to discover what it is really made of.

Mark Twain's sharp, funny classic about pride and temptation, retold in eleven chapters for readers aged 12–14. Each chapter opens with a full-page painting and includes a second illustration inside. Discussion questions and a short biography of Mark Twain are included.

Details: Young Readers and Adults Versions· Paperback, e-book PDF and EPUB