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


Read by John Greenman

(4.6 stars; 34 reviews)

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 )

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The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter I 4:47 Read by John Greenman
The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter II 10:49 Read by John Greenman
The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter III 7:00 Read by John Greenman
The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter IV 12:44 Read by John Greenman
The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter V 5:48 Read by John Greenman
The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter VI 13:06 Read by John Greenman
The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter VII 9:27 Read by John Greenman
The $30,000 Bequest, Chapter VIII 9:45 Read by John Greenman
A Dog's Tale Chapter I 6:12 Read by John Greenman
A Dog's Tale Chapter II 1:56 Read by John Greenman
A Dog's Tale Chapter III 17:41 Read by John Greenman
Was It Heaven? Or Hell? Chapter I & Chapter II 9:37 Read by John Greenman
Was It Heaven? Or Hell? Chapter III 15:54 Read by John Greenman
Was It Heaven? Or Hell? Chapter IV 7:10 Read by John Greenman
Was It Heaven? Or Hell? Chapter IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X 14:41 Read by John Greenman
A Cure For The Blues 50:11 Read by John Greenman
The Curious Book part 1 59:44 Read by John Greenman
The Curious Book part 2 52:26 Read by John Greenman
The Californian's Tale 18:06 Read by John Greenman
A Helpless Situation 13:19 Read by John Greenman
A Telephonic Conversation 6:10 Read by John Greenman
Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale 14:42 Read by John Greenman
The Five Boons of Life 6:31 Read by John Greenman
The First Writing-Machines 7:37 Read by John Greenman
Italian Without a Master 17:20 Read by John Greenman
Italian With Grammar 17:54 Read by John Greenman
A Burlesque Biography 13:39 Read by John Greenman
How To Tell A Story 13:29 Read by John Greenman
General Washington's Negro Body-Servant 9:25 Read by John Greenman
Wit Inspirations of the "Two Year-olds" 7:09 Read by John Greenman
An Entertaining Article 21:22 Read by John Greenman
A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury & Amended Obituaries 6:02 Read by John Greenman
A Monument to Adam & A Humane Word From Satan 7:38 Read by John Greenman
Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English" 6:50 Read by John Greenman
Advice to Little Girls & Post-Mortem Poetry (written in 1870) 14:51 Read by John Greenman
The Danger of Lying in Bed 7:44 Read by John Greenman
Portrait of King William III 6:36 Read by John Greenman
Does the Race of Man Love a Lord? 29:07 Read by John Greenman
Extracts From Adam's Diary 25:10 Read by John Greenman
Eve's Diary 24:04 Read by John Greenman
Extract From Adam's Diary 16:18 Read by John Greenman

Reviews

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


(5 stars)

Well Read, Fun listen and recommended... Thanks!

A few are nuggets from Mark Twain's fertile imagination


(3 stars)

I Love all of Mark Twain ' s Books


(5 stars)