num_pages: 116
description: A superb short story set in the fictional town of Hadleyburg, famous for the honesty and sincerity of its citizens. Events take an unexpected turn when a mysterious stranger, Robert Preston, arrives in town carrying a sack of gold. The story reveals how the apparently earnest people lie and deceive each other in order to claim the gold but end up revealing their true colours. A must-read!
language: English
title: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
titlecomplete: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
characters: Jack Halliday, Archibald Wilcox, Barclay Goodson, Deacon "Shadbelly" Billson, Thurlow G. Wilson, Mary Richards, Edward Richards, Gregory Yates
genres: Literature, American, Classics, Literary Fiction, 19th Century, Short Stories, Fiction, The United States Of America, Humor, Novella
ratings_count: 2647
publisher: Read How You Want