num_pages: 365
description: Hadleyburg prides itself on a reputation of incorruptible citizens until an offended stranger vows revenge, trapping the most sanctimonious by letters promising a fortune. Also 14 short works of fiction and "truth": his reporter debut, rescue of shipwrecked sailors, his first lie comments on white lies, petition to Queen Victoria on taxes, "Esquimau Maiden's Romance", a detective story, and others.
language: English
title: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Short Works
titlecomplete: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Short Works
genres: American, Classics, Short Stories, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 268
publisher: Prometheus Books