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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Jason Cloud
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"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1899, and was subsequently published by Harper & Brothers in the collection The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Sketches (1900). Some see this story "as a replay of the Garden of Eden story", and associate the corrupter of the town with Satan. Hadleyburg enjoys the reputation of being an "incorruptible" town known for its responsible, honest people that are trained to avoid temptation. However, at some point the people of Hadleyburg manage to offend a passing stranger, and he vows to get his revenge by corrupting the town.

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I bought this without listening to the sample, sadly. My mistake. I found the narrator to be clear and easy to understand, but flat. He was just reading, not performing. If the reader can't even put as much energy into it as he would if he were reading it to his kids, I can't listen. I spend my time distracting, wondering why this person chose to do this work. It's possible it's a volunteer recording from Librivox, which is admirable work to do, but then shame on audible for charging for it.

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I just finished reading the book THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG, a short story by MARK TWAIN. I read this book while listening to the audible version narrated by JASON CLOUD. 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 thence forward through all the years devoted to their education. Some see this story “as a replay of the GARDEN OF EDEN story”, and associate the corrupter of the town with Satan. Hadleyburg enjoys the reputation of being an “incorruptible“ town known for its responsible, honest people trained to avoid temptation. However, at some point, the people of Hadleyburg manage to offend a passing stranger, and he vows to get his revenge by corrupting the town.

THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG by MARK TWAIN

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