Brewster's Millions

by George Barr McCutcheon · first published 1902

Brewster's Millions is a comedic novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves. The plot concerns a young man whose grandfather leaves him $1 million in a will, but a competing will from another relative requires he must spend the $1 million in the first year or forfeit a $7 million inheritance from the other relative. It was adapted into a play in 1906, which opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway, and the novel or play has been adapted into films thirteen times.

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Genre:

Comedy

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 4.0 / 5 (5 on Open Library)

Year page:

1902