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Bezig met laden... Brewsters Millions (editie 1902)door George Barr McCutcheon (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I think I was predisposed to like this book. I saw the movie when I was a kid. As always things aren't exactly like they were in the movie, they can't be. The book was written originally in 1902 and the movie I remember was not made until 1985. Obviously there were many changes and advancements in 83 years. Still the main plot is the same. Young Brewster is trying to dispose of a million dollars without donating any of it, or acquiring assets with it. He finds it to be a harder challenge than he expected. My favorite line in the book Brewster is saying something about the 60 lbs he lost and the hair that has gone gray while he tried to accomplish the goal of disposing of so much money. It has been a fun read and I would recommend it as light reading. El protagonista recibe una suculenta herencia, pero sujeta a unas condiciones. Para poder recibir una fenomenal suma debe quedarse en un año en la más absoluta de las ruinas. Además de que tampoco puede deshacerse de su dinero de cualquier manera, no puede decir a nadie por qué lo hace. Divertida comedia que desde que fue escrita(en 1902)ha sido llevada al cine hasta nueve veces. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Classic Literature.
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HTML: Young Brewster inherits a million dollars from his grandfather. Soon afterwards, his rich uncle also dies, leaving him seven million dollars. His uncle, however, hated Brewster's grandfather and places a condition on his will: Brewster has to spend every penny of his grandfather's million in a year, without gaining any assets or goods. If he succeeds, he will inherit his uncle's seven million. If not, he will be as penniless as he was before. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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It seems that during a celebration of his 25th birthday, with pals from the "Little Sons of the Rich", Montgomery (or Monty) Brewster learns that his grandfather has died and that he, Monty, is to inherit a million dollars. But, a few days later, he learns that an uncle he hardly knew, has also died. That uncle, James T. Sedgwick, was a mining magnate in the west. It seems that said uncle will give his whole fortune, something like eight million dollars, to Monty, but with a certain proviso: Monty must divest himself completely of his inheritance from his grandfather by his 26th birthday, i.e. within just less than a year. But, he can't just give the money away, he must spend it in a somewhat responsible manner. The executor of the will, Swearengen Jones, will act as arbitrator as to how the money is spent, i.e. Monty has to clear things with Jones ahead of time. It seems that Uncle Sedgwick detested Monty's grandfather, hence the proviso in his will.
So, Monty goes about spending money like a champ. He throws parties and takes his pals on a cruise to Europe and so forth. Along the way, he has some set backs, in that the money isn't disappearing fast enough. For example, he was doing a nice job of losing money in Monte Carlo, when, suddenly his luck changed and he ended up winning a rather large sum.
Well, it's a light, frothy, amusing tale, but somewhat fun. It also dragged me further into a reading rabbit hole. It seems that Monty was a long time friend with Peggy Gray. As children they used to sneak up into the attic and read the books of Oliver Optic to each other. So, of course, I had to read some Oliver Optic. Then too, on the cruise, we have Monty shut up in his state room when in rushed Peggy for some reason or another. But, at the moment of Peggy's entering, Monty was reading a book, The Intrusions of Peggy, so of course I had to read that one as well.
Anyway, was an ok read, if not a great classic.
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