Publisher's Synopsis
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by the celebrated American author Mark Twain. The book features twelve tales that explore various themes such as love, family, society, and human nature. The title story, The $30,000 Bequest, tells the story of a couple who inherit a large sum of money and how it affects their relationship with each other and their community. Other stories in the book include The McWilliamses and the Burglar Alarm, which is a humorous account of a family's experience with a faulty burglar alarm, and The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, which is a satirical take on the corrupting influence of money on a small town. The book also includes Twain's famous story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. The stories in this collection showcase Twain's wit, humor, and keen observation of human behavior.1906. Illustrated. As humorist, narrator, and social observer, Twain (Samuel Clemens) is unsurpassed in American literature. His novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, a masterpiece of humor, characterization, and realism, has been called the first, and perhaps the best, modern American novel. Contents: The $30,000 Bequest; A Dog's Tale; Was it Heaven? or Hell?; The Californian's Tale; A Helpless Situation; A Telephonic Conversation; Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale; Saint Joan of Arc; The Five Boons of Life; The First Writing-Machines; Italian Without a Master; Italian with Grammar; A Burlesque Biography; General Washington's Negro Body-Servant; Wit Inspirations of the Two-Year-Olds; An Entertaining Article; A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury; Amended Obituaries; A Monument to Adam; A Humane Word from Satan; Introduction to The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English; Advice to Little Girls; Post-Mortem Poetry; A Deception; The Danger of Lying in Bed; Portrait of King William III.; Does the Race of Man Love a Lord?; and Eve's Diary. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
