The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, credited to Mark Twain, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, by Mark Twain. Read by Leonard Wilson. The town of Hadleyburg had the reputation of being the most honest town in a wide area, indeed an incorruptible community. The elders took this reputation so to heart that they brought up their children shielded from all temptation and trained thoroughly in total honesty. However, a stranger passing through the community was seriously offended by the actions of residents of this Utopia, and he vowed to gain revenge. After several years he came up with the perfect plan to embarrass the town and expose its hypocrisy. (Introduction by Leonard Wilson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
• Author credits: Mark Twain
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 2:10:38

Catalogue topics

• mark twain
• humor
• short stories

Track guide

1. 1 - Part 1 — 32:03
2. 2 - Part 2 — 27:42
3. 3 - Part 3 — 51:39
4. 4 - Part 4 — 19:16

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