The $30,000 Bequest And Other Stories
by Mark Twain
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This edition of The $30,000 Bequest And Other Stories from Chewana Books offers the reader a distinct perspective on the Mark Twain classic with a detailed biography of the author, including:
Mark Twain before becoming a writer
How Mark Twain got his name
How the best-selling author wound up broke
Tragedies and the depression of the author
What inspired many of his books
A look at the author’s family
And more...
The $30,000 Bequest And Other Stories is a collection of thirty short humorous stories by the American writer Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens). The stories span the course of his career, from 1865 to 1904.
The $30,000 Bequest explores the consequences of sudden wealth and the human tendency to dream and spend money even before it’s received.
A husband and wife, are well known to be cautious and responsible with their finances and are generally regarded as upstanding people. However, their lives take an unexpected turn after they receive a note from a supposed distant relative informing them of his plans to leave them an inheritance of $30,000 upon his death. Anticipating the substantial bequest, with restrictive conditions, they lavishly plan their future. The story highlights the risks of greed and the grand illusion of affluence by parodying the folly of human nature and society.
As usual, Mark Twain demonstrates his uncanny ability to entertain while offering social commentary on wealth and morality through his unique brand of satire.
Other stories included are: A Dog’s Tale, Was It Heaven? Or Hell?, A Cure For The Blues, The Curious Book, The Californian’s Tale, A Helpless Situation, A Telephonic Conversation, Edward Mills And George Benton, The Five Boons Of Life, The First Writing-Machines, Italian Without A Master, Italian With Grammar, A Burlesque Biography, How To Tell A Story, General Washington’s Negro Body-Servant, Wit Inspirations Of The ‘Two-Year-Olds,’ An Entertaining Article, A Letter To The Secretary Of The Treasury, Amended Obituaries, A Monument To Adam, A Humane Word From Satan, Introduction To ‘The New Guide Of The Conversation In Portuguese And English,’ Advice To Little Girls, Post-Mortem Poetry, The Danger Of Lying In Bed, Portrait Of King William III, Does The Race Of Man Love A Lord?, Extracts From Adam’s Diary, and Eve’s Diary.
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“I never prophesy," he declared pompously. "It is true that I have the habit of being always right - but I do not boast of it.”
—Mark Twain, The $30,000 Bequest And Other Stories
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