num_pages: 60
description: A stranger is offended when passing through the town, overly proud of an incorruptible reputation. He vows revenge using letters that promise a fortune to trap the most sanctimonious residents.
language: English
title: The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg
titlecomplete: The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg (Classic, 60s)
characters: Jack Halliday, Deacon "Shadbelly" Billson, Thurlow G. Wilson, Barclay Goodson, Edward Richards, Mary Richards, Gregory Yates, Archibald Wilcox
genres: The United States Of America, Literature, Literary Fiction, Humor, 19th Century, American, Short Stories, Novella, Fiction, Classics
ratings_count: 2648
publisher: Penguin Books