The £1,000,000 bank-note and other new stories / Mark Twain ; foreword, Shelley Fisher Fishkin ; introduction, Malcolm Bradbury ; afterword, James D. Wilson.
Record details
- ISBN: 0195101448
- ISBN: 9780195101447
- ISBN: 0195114132
- ISBN: 9780195114133
- ISBN: 0195090888
- ISBN: 9780195090888
- ISBN: 0195113454
- ISBN: 9780195113457
- ISBN: 019973349X
- ISBN: 9780199733491
- Physical Description: xliv, 260, 26 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Editor's note -- Foreword /Shelley Fisher Fishkin -- Introduction / Malcolm Bradbury -- The $1,000,000 bank-note and other new stories, follows -- Afterword / James D. Wilson -- For further reading / James D. Wilson -- A note on the illustrations / Ray Sapirstein -- A note on the text / Robert H. Hirst. |
Summary, etc.: | Introduction by Malcolm Bradbury. Afterword by James D. Wilson. |
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Subject: | Humorous stories, American. United States > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction. |
Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
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The £1,000,000 Bank-Note and Other New Stories (1893)
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The £1,000,000 Bank-Note and Other New Stories (1893)
A delightful collection of diverse tales, ranging from short stories and personal essays to literary criticism and travel pieces, The £1,000,000 Bank-Note gathers together nine works, many of which are now unobtainable elsewhere, that testify to the range of Twain's humor and the breadth of his interests. "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note," one of Twain's best-loved tales, is a wish-fulfillment fantasy in which a bet between two rich English eccentrics catapults a down-and-out clerk from San Francisco into wealth, status and fame in London society. The other pieces range from "Mental Telegraphy," a serious essay reflecting Twain's interest in extrasensory perception, to a tongue-in-cheek "Petition to the Queen of England" for relief from taxes. Readers will also find engaging travel essays, combining autobiographical reminiscence, tall tales, and ruminations on society and culture.