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  1. Plot. Henry Adams, a clerk in a San Francisco stockbroker's office, is swept out to sea while sailing one weekend. He is rescued by a ship bound for London and must work during the voyage to earn his passage, and he arrives in the city with his clothing in rags and only one dollar in his pocket.

    • Mark Twain
    • 1893
  2. 5. Sept. 2023 · A short story about a man who receives a million-pound bank note from two English brothers and uses it to his advantage in London. He meets a wealthy woman, marries her, and cashes the note, but faces a dilemma when he learns the truth about the wager.

  3. 27. Feb. 2020 · Well, the brothers, chatting along, happened to get to wondering what might be the fate of a perfectly honest and intelligent stranger who should be turned adrift in London without a friend, and with no money but that million-pound bank-note, and no way to account for his being in possession of it. Brother A said he would starve to ...

  4. Sein größter Bluff, auch bekannt als Big Money – Die Macht des Geldes, ist eine britische Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 1954 mit Gregory Peck in der Hauptrolle. Sie entstand nach der Kurzgeschichte The Million Pound Bank Note von Mark Twain. Die Regie führte Ronald Neame.

  5. 30. Dez. 2020 · The Million Pound Bank Note is a story about how Henry Adams lands up in London, penniless and famished. Subsequently, he is given a million pound note by two old gentlemen who have a £20,000 bet on him.

  6. Well, the brothers, chatting along, happened to get to wondering what might be the fate of a perfectly honest and intelligent stranger who should be turned adrift in London without a friend, and with no money but that million-pound bank-note, and no way to account for his being in possession of it.

  7. 27. Feb. 2020 · The million pound bank-note, and other stories. Contents. The £1,000,000 bank-note -- Mental telegraphy -- A cure for the blues -- The enemy conquered; or, Love triumphant -- About all kinds of ships -- Playing courier -- The German Chicago -- A petition to the Queen of England -- A majestic literary fossil. Credits.