The One Million Pound Bank Note

Written by Mark Twain

Narrated by Cathy Dobson

When the young American, Henry Adam accidentally finds himself alone and penniless in London, he unwittingly becomes the subject of an astounding bet between two brothers. He is presented with a bank note for one million pounds, to use as he pleases for a month. One brother believes the note will prove useless to him. The other believes that, even though nobody will be able to offer him change, the American’s mere possession of the bank note will mean that plenty of people will offer him credit, believing him to be wealthy.

But as Adam begins his strange adventures in London society, the tale takes an amazing twist…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Door Consulting
• Release date: Feb 7, 2013
• ISBN: 9781467668675

Mark Twain

Mark Twain, who was born Samuel L. Clemens in Missouri in 1835, wrote some of the most enduring works of literature in the English language, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc was his last completed book—and, by his own estimate, his best. Its acquisition by Harper & Brothers allowed Twain to stave off bankruptcy. He died in 1910. 

Reviews for The One Million Pound Bank Note

[john257hopper · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Amusing short story made into a good film starring Gregory Peck. All seems a bit irrelevant in the age of plastic money!