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George Barr McCutcheon (1866–1928)

Auteur van Brewster's Millions

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Fotografie: Image from Little pilgrimages among the men who have written famous books: second series (1903) by Edward Francis Harkins

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Brewster's Millions (1903) 208 exemplaren
Graustark (1901) 93 exemplaren
Beverly of Graustark (1904) 83 exemplaren
Castle Craneycrow (1902) 42 exemplaren
Jane Cable (1900) 36 exemplaren
Nedra (1905) 32 exemplaren
The Prince of Graustark (1914) 31 exemplaren
The Daughter of Anderson Crow (1907) 26 exemplaren
The Man From Brodneys (1908) 22 exemplaren
Cowardice Court (1906) 22 exemplaren
The Purple Parasol (1905) 18 exemplaren
The Sherrods (1902) 18 exemplaren
Anderson Crow, Detective (1918) 17 exemplaren
The Butterfly Man (1910) 16 exemplaren
A Fool and His Money (1901) 13 exemplaren
The Rose in the Ring (2005) 12 exemplaren
The Hollow of Her Hand (1912) 12 exemplaren
The day of the dog (1904) 11 exemplaren
The City of Masks (2012) 11 exemplaren
The Husbands of Edith (1908) 10 exemplaren
The Alternative (1909) 10 exemplaren
Green Fancy (1917) 10 exemplaren
From the housetops (1916) 9 exemplaren
Black Is White (1913) 8 exemplaren
What's-his-name (1911) 7 exemplaren
The Flyers (1907) 7 exemplaren
West Wind Drift (1920) 6 exemplaren
Mr. Bingle (1915) 5 exemplaren
Mary Midthorne (1911) 5 exemplaren
Books Once Were Men. (1931) 5 exemplaren
The Merivales (1929) 5 exemplaren
Oliver October (1923) 5 exemplaren
Shot with crimson (1918) 4 exemplaren
Yollop (2011) 4 exemplaren
Blades 4 exemplaren
Quill's window (2012) 3 exemplaren
Her Weight in Gold (2012) 3 exemplaren
Viola Gwyn (1922) 2 exemplaren
A Book of Graustark Romances (1929) 2 exemplaren
Romeo in Moon Village 2 exemplaren
Kindling and Ashes (1926) 2 exemplaren

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Brewster's Millions [1985 film] (1903) — Original story — 73 exemplaren
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"Yollop" is the surname of the main character. He is disturbed one night by a burglar. Together, they discuss crime, and the burglar relates how much better it is for him in prison.

The first half of this book is set in Yollop's house. This I enjoyed quite a lot. It's funny at times and engaging throughout.

The second half revolves around the burglar's court case. This is much less appealing. I found it boring or annoying on several occasions.

On the whole, it's worth a read, though only once.… (meer)
 
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PhilSyphe | Aug 2, 2022 |
I got this because there was a word of the day, "brewstered". My favorite dog of all time was named Brewster, but brewstered didn't relate to my beloved companion from 2000 to 2012, but to a character in this book. So, I decided to check it out. Why not?

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.

… (meer)
 
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lgpiper | 12 andere besprekingen | Jun 12, 2022 |
I assumed this to be a novel, yet it’s actually a short story collection.

Some good humour surfaces in most of these tales, though none are stand-out brilliant. Worth reading, though.
 
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PhilSyphe | Jan 22, 2020 |
Far fetched plot but quite a lot of fun. Not as silly as Wodehouse but a similar sense of humor.
 
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leslie.98 | 12 andere besprekingen | Jul 10, 2017 |

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