One million pounds

Author: Mark Twain (USA)
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American novelist. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn have become must-read classics for teenagers, leaving a deep impression with their humor. Works like The Million Pound Bank Note and Running for Governor further showcase the author's keen insight into human nature. Mark Twain excelled at creating humor, using a sense of dislocation to examine the absurdities of the world and achieving his satirical goals through comical narration. As a result, his works are permeated with a critical spirit that focuses on reality. The works included in this collection, such as The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, Running for Governor, The Million Pound Bank Note, The Facts Concerning the Recent Resignation of the Author, The $30,000 Bequest, and The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg, are all representative short stories and novellas by Mark Twain. It is worth mentioning that the article The Story of a California Man is the earliest introduction of a Mark Twain novel to China. It was published in Illustrated Fiction in its 70th issue in 1906 under the title An Adventure in the Mountains. It was translated from Japanese. At the time, Mark Twain was still alive.