Name: The man that corrupted Hadleyburg
Author: Mark Twain

The man that corrupted Hadleyburg is a short humorous story written by Mark Twain in 1898.

"It was many years ago Hadleyburg was the most honest and upright town in all the region round about.; It had kept that reputation unsmirched during three generations, and was prouder of it than of any other of its possessions; It was so proud of it, and so anxious to insure its perpetuation, that it began to teach the principles of honest dealing to its babies in the cradle, and made the like teachings the staple of their culture thenceforward through all the years devoted to their education".

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WHY READ THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURG IN 2025?

127 years later, still timely

Twain’s cleanest satire pries open a town certain of its own virtue. A single temptation exposes the machinery of pride, rumor, and self-exoneration. The story is brisk, funny in a dry way, and uncomfortable in all the right places, showing how reputations are built—and how quickly they melt.

TODAY'S CONNECTION

In an era of public shaming and performative ethics, this is a field guide to moral branding. It trains your eye to spot incentives behind piety and to value humility over image.