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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other Stories

Mark Twain

It revolves around the fictitious town of Hadleyburg, 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 Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" by Mark Twain is a satirical novella that fits into the genre of social commentary fiction. It revolves around the fictitious town of Hadleyburg, 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.

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It was many years ago. Hadleyburg was the most honest and upright town in all the region round about. It had kept that reputation unsmirched during three generations, and was prouder of it than of any other of its possessions. It was so proud of it, and so anxious to insure its perpetuation, that it began to teach the principles of honest dealing to its babies in the cradle, and made the like teachings the staple of their culture thenceforward through all the years devoted to their education. Also, throughout the formative years temptations were kept out of the way of the young people, so that their honesty could have every chance to harden and solidify, and become a part of their very bone. The neighbouring towns were jealous of this honourable supremacy, and affected to sneer at Hadleyburg’s pride in it and call it vanity; but all the same they were obliged to acknowledge that Hadleyburg was in reality an incorruptible town; and if pressed they would also acknowledge that the mere fact that a young man hailed from Hadleyburg was all the recommendation he needed when he went forth from his natal town to seek for responsible employment.

Contents

  1. 01The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
  2. 02I
  3. 03II
  4. 04III
  5. 05IV
  6. 06My First Lie, and How I Got Out of It
  7. 07The Esquimaux Maiden’s Romance
  8. 08Christian Science and the Book of Mrs. Eddy
  9. 09I
  10. 10II
  11. 11III
  12. 12IV
  13. 13V
  14. 14VI
  15. 15VII
  16. 16VIII
  17. 17IX
  18. 18Is He Living or Is He Dead?
  19. 19My Début as a Literary Person
  20. 20At the Appetite-Cure
  21. 21I
  22. 22II
  23. 23Concerning the Jews
  24. 24From the ‘London Times’ of 1904
  25. 25I
  26. 26II
  27. 27III
  28. 28About Play-Acting
  29. 29I
  30. 30II
  31. 31Travelling with a Reformer
  32. 32Diplomatic Pay and Clothes
  33. 33Luck
  34. 34The Captain’s Story
  35. 35Stirring Times in Austria
  36. 36I. The Government in the Frying-Pan.
  37. 37Private History of the ‘Jumping Frog’ Story
  38. 38(Translation.)
  39. 39The Athenian and the Frog.(1)
  40. 40From ‘The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County’
  41. 41(My Retranslation.)
  42. 42The Frog Jumping of the County of Calaveras
  43. 43My Military Campaign
  44. 44Meisterschaft
  45. 45In Three Acts (1)
  46. 46Act I. Scene I.
  47. 47Act II. Scene I.
  48. 48Act III.
  49. 49Three weeks later.
  50. 50My Boyhood Dreams
  51. 51To the Above Old People
  52. 52In Memoriam
  53. 53Olivia Susan Clemens

About this edition

Author
Mark Twain
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
261 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers