The £1000000 Bank Note and Other New Stories

A delightful collection of diverse tales ranging from short stories and personal essays to literary criticism and travel pieces The £1000000 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 £1000000 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.