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Mark Twain's classic short story about a man, Henry Adams, who has fallen into desperate poverty after an accident. Two wealthy brothers make a bet regarding his chances of success in living for one month in possession of a peerless bank note worth 1 million British pounds. Aside... Read Full Overview

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. Henry would not be easily able to exchange that note in the bank without... Read Full Overview

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First published in 1893.

The Million Pound Bank Note is a short story by Mark Twain set in Edwardian London. A penniless young man is given a million pound note as an interest free loan by two eccentric rich old men who are betting on whether or not he will be able to last the month.

When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a mining-broker's clerk in San Francisco, and an expert in all the details of stock traffic. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend upon but my wits and a clean reputation; but these were setting my feet in the road to eventual... Read Full Overview

"The Million Pound Bank Note" is a short story by the American author Mark Twain, published in 1893.

"The Million Pound Bank Note" is a short story by the American author Mark Twain, published in 1893.

"The Million Pound Bank Note" is a short story by the American author Mark Twain, published in 1893.

"The Million Pound Bank Note" is a short story by the American author Mark Twain, published in 1893.

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. Henry would not be easily able to exchange that note in the bank without... Read Full Overview

When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a mining-broker's clerk in San Francisco, and an expert in all the details of stock traffic. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend upon but my wits and a clean reputation; but these were setting my feet in the road to eventual... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview