Project Gutenberg 2023-09-24 Public domain in the USA. 126 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Epuy, Michel 1876 1943 Le Legs de 30.000 dollars et autres contes Le Legs de trente mille dollars et autre contes $aParis :$bMercure de France, $c1919. Translated selections from: The $30,000 bequest, and other stories. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_$30,000_Bequest_and_Other_Stories Mark Twain -- Le legs de 30.000 dollars -- Le passeport russe -- Mémoires d'une chienne -- Hommes et princes -- Enfer ou paradis? -- Une histoire de malade -- Ma première machine a écrire -- Un monument à Adam -- Conseils aux petites filles -- Sainte Jeanne d'Arc -- Un article amusant -- Une lettre au Ministre des Finances -- L'esprit des enfants -- Un mot de Satan -- Les cinq dons de la vie -- L'italien sans maitre -- L'italien et sa grammaire. Véronique Le Bris, Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Le Legs de 30.000 dollars et autres contes" by Mark Twain is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around the lives of Saladin Foster and his wife Electra, who are suddenly presented with the prospect of inheriting a substantial amount of money after receiving a letter from a distant relative. Their reaction to this potential fortune sets the stage for a series of humorous and thought-provoking events that reflect the couple's desires, dreams, and the societal expectations that come with unexpected wealth. At the start of the narrative, we meet the Foster family, focusing particularly on Saladin, a comptable, and his reactive wife, Electra. Their lives take a remarkable turn when they receive a letter from Tilbury Foster, a relative, who announces his intention to leave Saladin $30,000 upon his death, under the condition that they maintain secrecy about this inheritance until it is confirmed. As the couple imagines their new life with this wealth, their mundane reality intertwines with dreams of grandeur, leading to obsession and discussions about financial plans. The story presents a blend of humor and socioeconomic commentary, highlighting how dreams of wealth can divert individuals from their cherished values and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k804899 20230129124436twain 1919 FR Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, American -- Translations into French Humorous stories, American -- Translations into French PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: American Literature 430727 2025-07-28T10:52:25.760638 text/html 428435 2023-09-24T10:21:58 text/html 429823 2025-07-28T10:52:33.013579 application/epub+zip 432431 2025-07-28T10:52:27.443635 application/epub+zip 316222 2025-07-28T10:52:26.593621 application/epub+zip 768324 2025-07-28T10:52:37.244563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721674 2025-07-28T10:52:32.092570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390510 2025-07-28T10:52:24.819625 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 390567 2023-09-24T10:21:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19144 2025-07-28T10:52:37.436542 application/rdf+xml 20698 2025-07-28T10:52:26.789623 image/jpeg 3632 2025-07-28T10:52:26.689594 image/jpeg 491573 2023-09-24T10:21:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 421457 2025-07-28T10:52:25.803627 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia