Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.

The £1,000,000 bank-note and other new stories / One million pound bank-note Mark Twain ; foreword, Shelley Fisher Fishkin ; introduction, Malcolm Bradbury ; afterword, James D. Wilson. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1996. - xliv, 260, 9, 26 p ; 23 cm. - Oxford Mark Twain . - Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. 1996. Works. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [15]).

In the title story a bet between two rich eccentrics catapults a down-and-out clerk from San Francisco into wealth, status, and fame in London society. The other pieces range from serious essays reflecting Twain's interest in extrasensory perception, to a tongue-in-cheek "Petition to the Queen of England" for relief from taxes.

Young Adult Follett Library Resources.

0195090888 (trade ed. set) 0195101448 (trade ed.) 0195113454 (lib. ed. set) 0195114132 (lib. ed.)

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Humorous stories, American.
Humorous fiction.

PS1315 / .A1 1996

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