{"product_id":"the-man-that-corrupted-hadleyburg","title":"L’uomo che corruppe Hadleyburg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when the most honest town around finally gets a good reason to lie?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHadleyburg guards its reputation for honesty with fierce pride. Then a stranger arrives at the home of bank cashier Edward Richards and his wife, Mary, leaving a sack that puts their principles under pressure. Offended by the town's self-regard, he plans a quiet revenge: a test of whether its goodness is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bag of gold, a mysterious letter and an approaching public meeting stir hopes behind respectable doors. As Edward and Mary struggle with temptation, Hadleyburg's leading households begin to scheme. In The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, Mark Twain turns a tight comic plot into a sharp question: what is virtue worth when it has never faced a serious test?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonesty under pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch a cherished public reputation meet the private pull of gold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA kitchen full of doubt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Sit with Edward and Mary as talk of duty begins to drift toward possibility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRespectable people with secrets\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow leading households as their proud certainty gives way to restless hope.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePraise with a sting\u003c\/strong\u003e – Hear Twain's solemn admiration turn into dry irony at the town's expense.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA darker kind of laughter\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy sharp comedy that asks whether good character can survive a tempting offer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love satire, short fiction and sharp observation of small communities, or want to meet Twain in a darker mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and see how firmly Hadleyburg's honesty holds when gold enters the room.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534669185372,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/03667_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792175038","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/luomo-che-corruppe-hadleyburg","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}