The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Sketches

A stranger who feels mistreated by a supposedly uncorruptible town concocts a vengeful scheme to test the honesty of its leading citizens. A bet is made concerning whether a man carrying no money other than a £1,000,000 bank-note could survive in London for thirty days. Mark Twain writes to the Queen of England that he is being overtaxed by one of her employees who has mistaken the author for a plant.