Million Pound ()

Author: Mark Twain (USA) and others
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This is a strange story. A small clerk in the United States goes to sea by boat and is carried to London by a storm. penniless and having no relatives, he gets involved in an extraordinary bet between two wealthy brothers—giving him a one million-pound note to spend as he wishes for a month and seeing if he can survive. With this huge amount of money in hand, what strange experiences will he have? The ending is unexpected. Mark Twain uses cartoon-like techniques in this work to depict the various aspects of society in front of the "Million Pound Note," making it laugh-out-loud.