The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories


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(3.7 stars; 3 reviews)

A book of short stories and humorous anecdotes by Mark Twain, published together in 1906. (Summary by Tricia G) (10 hr 23 min)

Chapitres

The $30,000 Bequest, pt 1 35:37 Lu par TriciaG
The $30,000 Bequest, pt 2 37:17 Lu par TriciaG
A Dog's Tale 25:47 Lu par TriciaG
Was it Heaven? Or Hell? 45:34 Lu par TriciaG
A Cure for the Blues 50:02 Lu par TriciaG
The Curious Book, pt 1 1:09:06 Lu par TriciaG
The Curious Book, pt 2 42:49 Lu par TriciaG
The Californian's Tale 19:12 Lu par TriciaG
A Helpless Situation 13:23 Lu par TriciaG
A Telephonic Conversation 6:51 Lu par TriciaG
Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale 16:26 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
The Five Boons of Life 5:56 Lu par TriciaG
The First Writing-Machines 7:43 Lu par TriciaG
Italian Without a Master 16:44 Lu par TriciaG
Italian With Grammar 17:35 Lu par TriciaG
A Burlesque Biography 15:00 Lu par Bellona Times
How to Tell a Story 14:54 Lu par Robert D. Kinney
General Washington's Negro Body-Servant 10:19 Lu par Bellona Times
Wit Inspirations of the 'Two-Year-Olds' 6:58 Lu par Kalynda
An Entertaining Article 19:52 Lu par Ann Boulais
A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury 1:33 Lu par TriciaG
Amended Obituaries 4:49 Lu par TriciaG
A Monument to Adam 4:58 Lu par TriciaG
A Humane Word from Satan 3:10 Lu par TriciaG
Introduction to 'The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English' 7:08 Lu par TriciaG
Advice to Little Girls 2:50 Lu par TriciaG
Post-Mortem Poetry 11:29 Lu par Kalynda
The Danger of Lying in Bed 8:48 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Portrait of King William III 5:37 Lu par Eric Leach
Does the Race of Man Love a Lord? 28:20 Lu par Ann Boulais
Extracts from Adam's Diary 27:01 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
Eve's Diary 24:18 Lu par TriciaG
Extract from Adam's Diary 16:27 Lu par TriciaG

Critiques

great stories, terrible reading


(0 stars)

Regular Librivox users probably know to beware of stories that have more than on reader, so I usually sample some of the tracks before downloading. I did this but my random trials missed the worst of these and when I tried to listen I was appalled at how bad must of the readings were. the torture is that it's hard to discard a good story even though the reading stinks.