The £1,000,000 bank-note, and other new stories

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Other Title:

The million pound bank-note, and other stories

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The £1,000,000 Bank-Note" by Mark Twain is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. In this particular tale, the narrative follows an American mining-broker's clerk who, through a series of fortunate events, comes into possession of a million-pound bank-note. Stranded in London with no means but this note, he embarks on a comedic exploration of social status, wealth, and human nature, highlighting the absurdities of society and the hustle of life in a foreign city. At the start of the story, we meet a protagonist who finds himself in dire circumstances after being carried out to sea and working as a common sailor to reach London. Consequently, his only asset is a mysterious, untouched million-pound bank-note that he is skeptical about using. The plot unfolds as he navigates a world that reacts to him as a wealthy man due to the note's presence, despite his initial poverty, leading to unexpected social interactions and reflections on worth and reputation. This premise sets the stage for Twain's characteristic wit, humor, and insightful commentary on human behavior amid the disparities of wealth and social class. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The £1,000,000 bank-note

Mental telegraphy

A cure for the blues

The enemy conquered; or, Love triumphant

About all kinds of ships

Playing courier

The German Chicago

A petition to the Queen of England

A majestic literary fossil.

Credits:

Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_%C2%A31,000,000_Bank_Note_and_Other_New_Stories

Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2020-02-27