Robin Field

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories

The title story about a husband and wife counting their chickens before they hatch was first published in book form in 1906. Among the dozens of accompanying stories and essays are “The Invalid’s Story,” “The Captain’s Story” (reprinted from How to Tell a Story), “Extracts from Adam’s Diary,” “Eve’s Diary,” and “The Double-Barreled Detective Story” (also published as separate books).

Disc 1

  1. The $30,000 Bequest: Chapter 1 5:36

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  2. The $30,000 Bequest: Chapter 2 12:30

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  3. The $30,000 Bequest: Chapter 3 8:14

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  4. The $30,000 Bequest: Chapter 4 15:27

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  5. The $30,000 Bequest: Chapter 5 7:03

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  6. The $30,000 Bequest: Chapter 6 15:38

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  7. The $30,000 Bequest: Chapter 7 10:42

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Disc 2

  1. The $30,000 Bequest: Chapter 8 11:23

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  2. A Dog’s Tale: Chapters 1 & 2 9:49

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  3. A Dog’s Tale: Chapter 3 21:01

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  4. Was It Heaven or Hell?: Chapters 1 & 2 10:59

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  5. Was It Heaven or Hell?: Chapter 3 18:12

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Disc 3

  1. Was It Heaven or Hell?: Chapter 4 8:21

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  2. Was It Heaven or Hell?: Chapter 5 16:43

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  3. The Californian’s Tale 21:53

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  4. A Helpless Situation 15:29

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  5. A Telephonic Conversation 7:55

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Disc 4

  1. Edward Mills and George Benton: A Tale 18:50

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  2. Saint Joan of Arc: Chapter 1 12:22

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  3. Saint Joan of Arc: Chapters 2 & 3 12:06

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  4. Saint Joan of Arc: Chapter 4 16:15

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  5. The Five Boons of Life • The First Writing-Machines 15:29

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Disc 5

  1. Italian without a Master 20:30

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  2. Italian with Grammar 20:40

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  3. A Burlesque Biography 17:06

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  4. General Washington’s Negro Body-Servant 11:53

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Disc 6

  1. Wit Inspirations of the Two-Year-Olds 9:20

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  2. An Entertaining Article 24:31

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  3. A Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury • Amended Obituaries • A Monument to Adam • A Humane Word from Satan 16:16

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  4. Introduction to “The New Guide of the Conversation in Portuguese and English” • Advice to Little Girls 11:02

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  5. Post-Mortem Poetry 15:12

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Disc 7

  1. A Deception • The Danger of Lying in Bed • Portrait of King William III 21:11

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  2. Does the Race of Man Love a Lord? 18:40

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  3. Does the Race of Man Love a Lord? (Concluded) 17:53

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  4. Eve’s Diary 15:56

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Disc 8

  1. Eve’s Diary (Continued) 25:11

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  2. Eve’s Diary (Concluded) 6:49

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  3. The Invalid’s Story 21:39

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  4. The Captain’s Story 12:28

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  5. A Biographical Sketch (by Moffett) 9:08

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Disc 9

  1. A Biographical Sketch (Continued) 17:08

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  2. A Biographical Sketch (Concluded) & In Memoriam 16:52

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  3. The Belated Russian Passport: Chapter 1 8:39

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  4. The Belated Russian Passport: Chapter 2 8:46

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  5. The Belated Russian Passport: Chapter 3 13:34

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  6. The Belated Russian Passport: Chapter 4 8:12

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Disc 10

  1. The Belated Russian Passport: Chapter 4 (Concluded) 6:22

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  2. Two Little Tales 16:21

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  3. Two Little Tales (Concluded) 9:58

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  4. Diplomatic Pay and Clothes 14:30

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  5. Diplomatic Pay and Clothes (Concluded) 16:56

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  6. Extracts from Adam’s Diary 11:23

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Disc 11

  1. Extracts from Adam’s Diary (Concluded) 21:45

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  2. The Death Disk 25:38

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  3. A Double-Barreled Detective Story: Chapters 1 & 2 18:50

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Disc 12

  1. A Double-Barreled Detective Story: Chapter 3 21:57

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  2. A Double-Barreled Detective Story: Chapter 4 14:34

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  3. A Double-Barreled Detective Story: Chapter 5 14:37

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  4. A Double-Barreled Detective Story: Chapter 6 11:38

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  5. A Double-Barreled Detective Story: Chapter 7 10:28

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Disc 13

  1. A Double-Barreled Detective Story: Chapter 8 25:34

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  2. A Double-Barreled Detective Story: Chapters 9 & 10 17:58

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  3. Note 9:24

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