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The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories

Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

A book of short stories and humorous anecdotes by Mark Twain, published together in 1906. (Summary by Tricia G)

Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Single Author Collections

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The $30,000 Bequest, pt 1	TriciaG	00:35:37
Play 02	The $30,000 Bequest, pt 2	TriciaG	00:37:17
Play 03	A Dog's Tale	TriciaG	00:25:47
Play 04	Was it Heaven? Or Hell?	TriciaG	00:45:34
Play 05	A Cure for the Blues	TriciaG	00:50:02
Play 06	The Curious Book, pt 1	TriciaG	01:09:06
Play 07	The Curious Book, pt 2	TriciaG	00:42:49
Play 08	The Californian's Tale	TriciaG	00:19:12
Play 09	A Helpless Situation	TriciaG	00:13:23
Play 10	A Telephonic Conversation	TriciaG	00:06:51
Play 11	Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale	Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)	00:16:26
Play 12	The Five Boons of Life	TriciaG	00:05:56
Play 13	The First Writing-Machines	TriciaG	00:07:43
Play 14	Italian Without a Master	TriciaG	00:16:44
Play 15	Italian With Grammar	TriciaG	00:17:35
Play 16	A Burlesque Biography	Bellona Times	00:15:00
Play 17	How to Tell a Story	Robert D. Kinney	00:14:54
Play 18	General Washington's Negro Body-Servant	Bellona Times	00:10:19
Play 19	Wit Inspirations of the 'Two-Year-Olds'	Kalynda	00:06:58
Play 20	An Entertaining Article	Ann Boulais	00:19:52
Play 21	A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury	TriciaG	00:01:33
Play 22	Amended Obituaries	TriciaG	00:04:49
Play 23	A Monument to Adam	TriciaG	00:04:58
Play 24	A Humane Word from Satan	TriciaG	00:03:10
Play 25	Introduction to 'The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English'	TriciaG	00:07:08
Play 26	Advice to Little Girls	TriciaG	00:02:50
Play 27	Post-Mortem Poetry	Kalynda	00:11:29
Play 28	The Danger of Lying in Bed	Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)	00:08:48
Play 29	Portrait of King William III	Eric Leach	00:05:37
Play 30	Does the Race of Man Love a Lord?	Ann Boulais	00:28:20
Play 31	Extracts from Adam's Diary	Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)	00:27:01
Play 32	Eve's Diary	TriciaG	00:24:18
Play 33	Extract from Adam's Diary	TriciaG Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)	00:16:27

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