FRIDAY SURPRISE: How to corrupt a town

Friday, April 06, 2007 Filed in: Friday Surprise!, Things I like, Completely irrelevant
I fell in love with the short story format back in high school. While I cannot stand reading a whole novel - non-fiction isn't really my "thing" - I do enjoy the short story. It forces the author to work carefully on character and plot development, and requires the reader to concentrate on the storyline.

While my favorite author in this format is Stephen Vincent Benet, Mark Twain proved himself a master of the short story. One of my favorites is "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg."

Hadleyburg enjoys the reputation of being an “incorruptible” town, known for its responsible, honest people that are trained to avoid temptation. However, at some point the people of Hadleyburg manage to offend a passing stranger, and he vows to get his revenge by corrupting the town.

You can read the entire story online, or you can download it as an e-book.

Enjoy!

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