A Burlesque Biography

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

by Mark TWAIN (1835 - 1910)

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 )

Listen next episodes of The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (Version 2):
A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury & Amended Obituaries , A Monument to Adam & A Humane Word From Satan , Advice to Little Girls & Post-Mortem Poetry (written in 1870) , An Entertaining Article , Does the Race of Man Love a Lord? , Eve's Diary , Extract From Adam's Diary , Extracts From Adam's Diary , General Washington's Negro Body-Servant , How To Tell A Story , Introduction to "The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English" , Portrait of King William III , The Danger of Lying in Bed , Wit Inspirations of the "Two Year-olds"