Length10h 9m
About this audiobook
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (1906) is a collection of thirty comic short stories by the American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The stories contained span the course of his career, from "Advice to Young Girls" in 1865 to the titular tale in 1904.
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Young Adult
Length10 hrs 9 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 3, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I
26THE CALIFORNIAN'S TALE
2CHAPTER II
27A HELPLESS SITUATION
3CHAPTER III
28A TELEPHONIC CONVERSATION
4CHAPTER IV
29EDWARD MILLS AND GEORGE BENTON: A TALE
5CHAPTER V
30THE FIVE BOONS OF LIFE
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6CHAPTER VI
31Chapter I
7CHAPTER VII
32Chapter II
8CHAPTER VIII
33Chapter III
9A DOG'S TALE
34Chapter IV
10CHAPTER I
35Chapter V
11CHAPTER II
36THE FIRST WRITING-MACHINES
12CHAPTER III
37ITALIAN WITHOUT A MASTER
13WAS IT HEAVEN? OR HELL?
38ITALIAN WITH GRAMMAR
14CHAPTER I
39A BURLESQUE BIOGRAPHY
15CHAPTER II
40HOW TO TELL A STORY
16CHAPTER III
41GENERAL WASHINGTON'S NEGRO BODY-SERVANT
17CHAPTER IV
42WIT INSPIRATIONS OF THE “TWO-YEAR-OLDS”
18CHAPTER V
43AN ENTERTAINING ARTICLE
19CHAPTER VI
44A LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
20CHAPTER VII
45AMENDED OBITUARIES
21CHAPTER VIII
46A MONUMENT TO ADAM
22CHAPTER IX
47A HUMANE WORD FROM SATAN
23CHAPTER X
48INTRODUCTION TO “THE NEW GUIDE OF THE CONVERSATION IN PORTUGUESE AND ENGLISH”
24A CURE FOR THE BLUES
49ADVICE TO LITTLE GIRLS
25THE CURIOUS BOOK
50POST-MORTEM POETRY
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