The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Norman Dietz

In one of Mark Twain's most biting social satires, the allegedly pious town of Hadleyburg has its moral character put to the test. When a sack purportedly loaded with gold is offered to one citizen in return for a good deed done long ago, the upright citizens of Hadleyburg learn a lesson in humility as, one by one, their greed bubbles to the surface. This collection also contains "The Invalid's Story" and "The Stolen White Elephant."©1994 by Richard Ewing (P)1994 by Recorded Books, Inc.

Twain Uncorrupted

A cleverly contrived plot in Twain's familiar fable style makes "Hadleyburg" a worth while visit. The story is filled with twists and interesting "what-if" situations. As with many of Twain's morality stories, this one has plenty of cynical satire -- fun and sometimes funny.
Norman Dietz does a great job with the read. He doesn't fall into the trap of trying to "sound" like Twain. Dietz is dynamic with out over acting.

The stolen white elephant is such an underrated short story.

Poor white elephant. Everyone is horrible and hilarious except for that poor elephant. I need a Jordan Peele or a Zach Cregger to adapt this to a movie