The $30000 Bequest and Other Stories

Money had brought him misery and he took his revenge upon us who had done him no harm. He had his desire: with base and cunning calculation he left us but thirty thousand knowing we would try to increase it and ruin our life and break our hearts.-The $30000 Bequest (1906)The $30000 Bequest and Other Stories (1906) is a collection of humorous tales by Mark Twain covering his lifelong career. The title story is classic Twain about an old man leaving a distant relative a life-changing sum of money only to be collected under strict terms. Other stories include A Dogs Tale Was it Heaven? Or Hell? Does the Race of Man Love a Lord? and many others.This jacketed hardcover replica of the 1907 edition of The $30000 Bequest and Other Stories is a real treat for booklovers and fans of Mark Twain.