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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

By Mark Twain

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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

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"Why, you simple creatures, the weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in the fire." Written on hotel stationary while in Europe on the run from American creditors, soon after the death of a daughter, The Man That Corrupted Handleyburg is often cited as a work of bitter cynicism-a statement on America, to some, on the Dreyfus Case, to others-created by a weary author at the end of his career. Another appreciation, however, is that it is, simply, Mark Twain at his best. The story of a mysterious stranger who orchestrates a fraud embarrassing the hypocritical citizens of "incorruptible" Hadleyburg. The novella is an exceptionally crafted work intertwining a devious and suspenseful plot with some of the wittiest dialogue Twain ever wrote. And like the most masterful literature, it subverts any notion of easy conclusion: is Hadleyburg ruined, or liberated? Is the mysterious stranger Satan, or a hero? Is this a book of revenge, or redemption? One thing is clear: This brilliant novella is a complex and compassionate consideration of the human character by a master at the height of his form. The Art of The Novella Series Too short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, the novella is generally unrecognized by academics and publishers. Nonetheless, it is a form beloved and practiced by literature's greatest writers. In the Art Of The Novella series, Melville House celebrates this renegade art form and its practitioners with titles that are, in many instances, presented in book form for the first time.
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Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
128
Release Date:
2007-10-01
Publication Date:
2008-01-01
Publisher:
Melville House Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0976140799
ISBN13:
9780976140795
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
109 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
177 cm
Thickness:
5 cm
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