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The $30,000 Bequest, and Other Stories

by Mark Twain from 1906

About

Twain's late story collection ranges from the title piece — a darkly comic fable about a couple who spend an imagined inheritance — to 'Eve's Diary' and 'Was it Heaven? Or Hell?' The collection shows Twain's darker late period alongside his characteristic sardonic humor. As group reading, individual stories work at various lengths from 20 to 60 minutes.

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The $30,000 Bequest, and Other Stories

Words
93.9k
Duration
~11 hr 44 min

79 sections

93.9k words
#TitleWords
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The $30,000 Bequest, and Other Stories
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CONTENTS
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CHAPTER III
50:02
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GENERAL WASHINGTON'S NEGRO BODY-SERVANT
50:02
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A HUMANE WORD FROM SATAN
120:05
6
ADVICE TO LITTLE GIRLS
30:01
7
PORTRAIT OF KING WILLIAM III
80:04
8
EXTRACT FROM ADAM'S DIARY
30:01
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CHAPTER I
6164:37
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CHAPTER II
1.7k12:27
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CHAPTER III
1k7:41
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CHAPTER IV
2k15:21
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CHAPTER V
8616:27
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CHAPTER VI
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CHAPTER VII
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CHAPTER VIII
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CHAPTER I
1k7:37
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CHAPTER II
2822:07
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CHAPTER III
3k22:36
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CHAPTER I
130:06
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CHAPTER II
1.3k10:01
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CHAPTER III
2.4k17:44
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CHAPTER IV
1.1k8:02
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CHAPTER V
7625:43
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CHAPTER VI
3172:23
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CHAPTER VII
3782:50
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CHAPTER VIII
2531:54
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Nearer to Thee,
480:22
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CHAPTER IX
1991:30
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CHAPTER X
50:02
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A CURE FOR THE BLUES
7.5k56:36
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COMPLETE
12.5k93:29
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Dear Ambulinia--
5964:28
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Devoted Elfonzo--
4k29:42
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THE CALIFORNIAN'S TALE
3k22:20
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A HELPLESS SITUATION
2231:40
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THE LETTER
8936:42
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THE REPLY
8976:44
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A TELEPHONIC CONVERSATION
7675:45
EDWARD MILLS AND GEORGE BENTON
40
EDWARD MILLS AND GEORGE BENTON: A TALE
2.3k17:07
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Chapter I
1120:50
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Chapter II
1200:54
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Chapter III
1511:08
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Chapter IV
2982:14
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Chapter V
640:29
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From My Unpublished Autobiography
1.1k8:31
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ITALIAN WITHOUT A MASTER
1.3k9:42
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Una Principessa
1k7:42
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ITALIAN WITH GRAMMAR
2.5k18:58
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A BURLESQUE BIOGRAPHY
2.1k16:00
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HOW TO TELL A STORY
5364:01
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THE WOUNDED SOLDIER
8976:44
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THE GOLDEN ARM
4993:45
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GENERAL WASHINGTON'S NEGRO BODY-SERVANT
6314:44
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ANOTHER OLD HERO GONE
1371:02
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ANOTHER CHERISHED REMNANT OF THE REVOLUTION GONE
1.7k12:36
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AN ENTERTAINING ARTICLE
120:05
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AN ENGLISH CRITIC ON MARK TWAIN
2291:43
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REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS
3k22:36
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A LETTER TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
1230:55
TO THE EDITOR
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TO THE EDITOR:
6805:06
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A MONUMENT TO ADAM
7215:24
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A HUMANE WORD FROM SATAN
260:12
TO THE EDITOR OF HARPER'S WEEKLY
64
TO THE EDITOR OF HARPER'S WEEKLY:
8986:44
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For To See the Town
2151:37
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To Inform One'self of a Person
1471:06
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ADVICE TO LITTLE GIRLS
5123:50
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DIED
1.3k10:07
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LINES
3502:38
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THE DANGER OF LYING IN BED
1.2k8:49
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PORTRAIT OF KING WILLIAM III
8306:14
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COMMENDATIONS OF THE PORTRAIT
4.9k36:53
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EXTRACTS FROM ADAM'S DIARY
4733:33
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KEEP OFF THE GRASS
3.8k28:25
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Translated from the Original
4.1k30:48
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EXTRACT FROM ADAM'S DIARY
1.8k13:08
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After the Fall
7575:41
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Forty Years Later
1270:57
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AT EVE'S GRAVE
70:03

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