The £1,000,000 Bank-Note And Other New Stories - Twain Mark
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"The £one million Bank-Note and Other New Stories" is a collection of short stories via the legendary American creator Mark Twain. This anthology, even though lesser-regarded than some of his other works, is a testomony to Twain's literary prowess and his potential to craft engaging narratives that blend humor, wit, and social observation. The name tale, "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note," follows the adventures of an American named Henry Adams who, by way of a twist of fate, reveals himself in London with a banknote really worth a million kilos but no way to coins it. Through this humorous premise,…mehr

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"The £one million Bank-Note and Other New Stories" is a collection of short stories via the legendary American creator Mark Twain. This anthology, even though lesser-regarded than some of his other works, is a testomony to Twain's literary prowess and his potential to craft engaging narratives that blend humor, wit, and social observation. The name tale, "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note," follows the adventures of an American named Henry Adams who, by way of a twist of fate, reveals himself in London with a banknote really worth a million kilos but no way to coins it. Through this humorous premise, Twain explores topics of wealth, elegance, and societal expectancies, supplying a satirical take at the British aristocracy. The series consists of numerous other stories that exhibit Twain's versatility as a creator. "Mental Telegraphy" delves into the concept of concept transference, even as "The Invalid's Story" takes readers on a comically absurd journey involving a case of fallacious identification and a chaotic educate experience. Overall, "The £a million Bank-Note and Other New Stories" is a testament to Mark Twain's enduring literary legacy. His stories entertain, provoke concept, and provide a glimpse into the human circumstance, all whilst keeping the sharp wit and incisive social commentary that Twain is widely known for.
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Mark Twain (30 November 1835- 21 April 1910) was born in Florida, United States. He was a Humorist, author, and lecturer. He grew up in Hannibal and later moved to California. In a California mining camp, he heard the story that he published in 1865 and made popular as the title story of his first novel, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches, in 1867. From his humorous stories, The Innocents Abroad (1869) and Roughing It in 1872, to his appearance as a riverboat captain in Life on the Mississippi in 1883, through his adventure stories of childhood, he got a worldwide audience, mainly for Tom Sawyer (1876) and Huckleberry Finn (1885), known as the masterpieces of American fiction. The ironic A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court in 1889. His eldest daughter passed away in 1896, his wife in 1904, and another daughter in 1909. He expressed his depression about the human character in such late works as the after-death published Letters from the Earth (1962).