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What if every profit is a setback, and spending your last dollar is the only way to become rich?
Montgomery Brewster, known as Monty, inherits a million dollars from his grandfather and can finally live like his wealthy New York friends. Then a larger inheritance comes with a peculiar condition: he must spend the first fortune within a year, under strict rules, and have nothing to show for it.
Monty turns to entertaining, expensive pleasures, business ventures, and travel. But profits and helpful friends keep spoiling his plans. He cannot explain his reckless spending, even when those closest to him begin to worry. With Peggy Gray's affection and Barbara Drew's place in his romantic hopes, money is far from the only thing at stake.
What you’ll discover
- A fortune in reverse Watch every sensible financial instinct become an obstacle as Monty tries to spend himself poor.
- Rules that tighten the trap He cannot simply give everything away, so each expense demands a fresh plan.
- Friends who mean well Helpful friends become comic obstacles when their efforts work against Monty's secret purpose.
- Love beyond social standing Peggy's affection offers Monty something to value beyond wealth, even as his spending troubles others.
- Trust under comic pressure Behind the extravagant spending lies a test of friendship, secrecy, and Monty's sense of proportion.
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For readers who enjoy elaborate comic predicaments, social misunderstandings, and romance, with every sensible financial instinct becoming Monty's enemy.
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Who’s who
- Montgomery BrewsterMonty must spend a million dollars under strict rules while keeping his reason secret from the people closest to him.
- Peggy GrayPeggy's affection gives Monty something to value beyond wealth and social standing.
- Barbara DrewBarbara is part of Monty's wealthy social circle and an important figure in his romantic hopes.
- The conditional inheritanceA larger fortune depends on Monty's ability to dispose of his first inheritance within a year.
- Unwanted good luckProfits and helpful friends become obstacles when Monty's purpose is to lose money rather than gain it.
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Brewsters Millionen
by George Barr McCutcheon · 1902
Monty must spend a million within a year to inherit seven million, but friends and unwanted profits threaten his plan.
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Montgomery Brewster, known as Monty, receives a million dollars from his grandfather and suddenly has the means to live as his wealthy New York friends do. Then a second inheritance puts him in a strange position. His uncle leaves him seven million dollars, but he can claim it only if he spends the first million within a year and meets the will's strict conditions.
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What are the rules in Brewster's Millions?
Monty must spend his million-dollar inheritance within a year to qualify for a seven-million-dollar inheritance. He must keep the arrangement secret and cannot simply give the fortune away. His spending must leave him without assets from the original money when the deadline arrives.
Who wrote Brewster's Millions, and when?
George Barr McCutcheon wrote Brewster's Millions, which was first published in 1902. It is an American comic novel set in a world of wealthy social circles, lavish entertainment, and financial speculation, where a person's spending can shape their reputation.
Is Brewster's Millions the same story as the Richard Pryor movie?
The 1985 Richard Pryor film uses the novel's central idea: a man must spend a fortune under strict conditions to inherit much more. The original follows Montgomery Brewster in wealthy New York society, rather than the film's baseball player, and uses different sums and a longer deadline.
The author
George Barr McCutcheon
1866–1928 · American novelist
George Barr McCutcheon was an American novelist born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, in 1866. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Lafayette, Indiana. His novels include Graustark, published in 1901, and Brewster’s Millions, published in 1902 under the name Richard Greaves. He died in New York City in 1928.
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