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The Brief Contents A poor but honest man—Henry Adams came to London because his boat was sunk. A couple brothers gave him a million pound note -–but it was an non-convertible one,they made a bet that what the man’s end with this note after a month---living well or being suspected a thief, and then they went abroad. During this month, people regarded Adams as a millionaire. He needn’t pay for any bill because they “repected” him and no one could give him the changes.So Adams got free meal, free accomadation, free clothes….and even got peerage! Finally, he got a good wife, 30 thousand pounds interest, and happy life. Mark Twain His experiences: 1. Color blindness,poor family ,tough childhood, as an apprentice in printing house, delivery boy, sailor and helmsman, soldier. 2. Three months before his birth, one of his brother Pleasant died; his mother died when he was 4; three years later his elder brother Benjaming died; his father died when he was 11; his only brother died of ship explosion when Mark Twain was 22; his only son died after he was born 19 months. his elderest daughter Suise, youngest daughter Jean and his wife all died before him It said that until Suise’s death, he become gloomy and his wife death made it worse. Local Colorism Started 1960s and the beginning of 1970s The eastern area Before the Civil War Frontier Humor * * The Million Pound Note ---Lusiya,Liz,Emma,Delicia The Introduction The Million Pound Note?(released as?Man with a Million?as well as?Big Money?in the U.S.) is a 1954?Britishcomedy, directed by?Ronald Neame?and starring?Gregory Peck. It is based on the?Mark Twain?short story,?The Million Pound Bank Note. Topic of The Million Pound Note Money worship What kind of person Adams is People’s attitude to Adams The end of Adams Other famous Mark Twain’s Works 1.The Gilded Age(His First novel) 2.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(The book to Children) 3.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 4.Life on the Miss