George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928), an American novelist and playwright, was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. He attended Purdue University but was dismissed when he failed his exams in second year. He then began working as a reporter for the Lafayette Journal and became City Editor of the Lafayette Daily Courier in 1893. He is famous largely because of his Graustark series of novels. In total, McCutcheon wrote forty novels and also wrote plays, Brood House (1910), and Mary Midthorne (1911).
The story revolves around Montgomery Brewster, a poor man who inherits a large sum of money. However, there is a catch — he has to spend every penny within 30 days, and end up with nothing at that time. Should he make the deadline, he stands to gain an even larger sum; should he fail, he remains penniless. Brewster finds that spending so much money is more difficult than he first thinks, especially when the lawyers are trying to make him fail so that they can claim the money. What makes it worse is that he starts to be a little too successful with some ventures, actually making money from them. Can Brewster empty his pockets in time for the deadline, or will he end the book as he started it, with nothing?
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Barr McCutcheon, George – Brewster’s Millions – Language: English, Novel – Format: ePub George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928), an American novelist and playwright, was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. He attended Purdue University but was dismissed when he failed his exams in second year. He then began working as a (More) |
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