![]() ![]() His works run the gamut from novels, to collections of letters, to humorous stories about nineteenth century steamboat culture. Author of The adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, The adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain is known for his radical civil rights views and often-censored subject matter. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known by his most-used pen name, Mark Twain, is a hallmark of classic American literature. Bradbury writes, ' In the world of ' The 1,000,000 Bank - Note, ' speculation and capitalism, along with love and ingenuity, still work fine. ![]() Other stories include “A cure for the blues,” “The enemy conquered or, love triumphant,” and “A petition to the Queen of England” about tax relief. It has repeatedly been adapted for film and television, its most notable version starring Gregory Peck. The Million Pound Bank Note: Background and Characters The story begins with Henry Adams. The title story features a bet brought to life by Henry Adams, as he is the subject of two brothers’ consideration on how an American would spend a million pound bank note in Victorian London. Twain decided to set this story in London instead of the United States. Item #16198 First edition, first printing, with the frontispiece inserted, of this group of short stories from Twain. The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain The story takes place in Victorian London, where two very rich, eccentric brothers give the penniless story protagonist, Henry Adams, one million pounds of money in the form of a single peerless bank note. Original tan publisher’s cloth with pictorial decoration on the front board in gilt, brown, and black, and gilt title on spine. without money, except for the 1,000,000 banknote, he will starve to. 260 pp., plus 9 pages of publisher’s advertisements.
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