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The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (Version 2)

Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from throughout his career, in an effort to show the diversity of his style and the breadth and depth of his interests. (Introduction by John Greenman & Wikipedia )

Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Short Stories

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter I	John Greenman	00:04:47
Play 02	The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter II	John Greenman	00:10:49
Play 03	The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter III	John Greenman	00:07:00
Play 04	The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter IV	John Greenman	00:12:44
Play 05	The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter V	John Greenman	00:05:48
Play 06	The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter VI	John Greenman	00:13:06
Play 07	The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter VII	John Greenman	00:09:27
Play 08	The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter VIII	John Greenman	00:09:45
Play 09	A Dog's Tale Chapter I	John Greenman	00:06:12
Play 10	A Dog's Tale Chapter II	John Greenman	00:01:56
Play 11	A Dog's Tale Chapter III	John Greenman	00:17:41
Play 12	Was It Heaven? Or Hell? Chapter I & Chapter II	John Greenman	00:09:37
Play 13	Was It Heaven? Or Hell? Chapter III	John Greenman	00:15:54
Play 14	Was It Heaven? Or Hell? Chapter IV	John Greenman	00:07:10
Play 15	Was It Heaven? Or Hell? Chapter IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X	John Greenman	00:14:41
Play 16	A Cure For The Blues	John Greenman	00:50:11
Play 17	The Curious Book part 1	John Greenman	00:59:44
Play 18	The Curious Book part 2	John Greenman	00:52:26
Play 19	The Californian's Tale	John Greenman	00:18:06
Play 20	A Helpless Situation	John Greenman	00:13:19
Play 21	A Telephonic Conversation	John Greenman	00:06:10
Play 22	Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale	John Greenman	00:14:42
Play 23	The Five Boons of Life	John Greenman	00:06:31
Play 24	The First Writing-Machines	John Greenman	00:07:37
Play 25	Italian Without a Master	John Greenman	00:17:20
Play 26	Italian With Grammar	John Greenman	00:17:54
Play 27	A Burlesque Biography	John Greenman	00:13:39
Play 28	How To Tell A Story	John Greenman	00:13:29
Play 29	General Washington's Negro Body-Servant	John Greenman	00:09:25
Play 30	Wit Inspirations of the "Two Year-olds"	John Greenman	00:07:09
Play 31	An Entertaining Article	John Greenman	00:21:22
Play 32	A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury & Amended Obituaries	John Greenman	00:06:02
Play 33	A Monument to Adam & A Humane Word From Satan	John Greenman	00:07:38
Play 34	Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English"	John Greenman	00:06:50
Play 35	Advice to Little Girls & Post-Mortem Poetry (written in 1870)	John Greenman	00:14:51
Play 36	The Danger of Lying in Bed	John Greenman	00:07:44
Play 37	Portrait of King William III	John Greenman	00:06:36
Play 38	Does the Race of Man Love a Lord?	John Greenman	00:29:07
Play 39	Extracts From Adam's Diary	John Greenman	00:25:10
Play 40	Eve's Diary	John Greenman	00:24:04
Play 41	Extract From Adam's Diary	John Greenman	00:16:18

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