 First edition cover | |
| Author | George Barr McCutcheon |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy novel |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | 1902 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| OCLC | 288834 |
| Text | Brewster's Millions at Wikisource |
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.[1]
It was adapted into a play in 1906, which opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway,[2] and the novel or play has been adapted into films thirteen times.
- ^ Adjusting for inflation, this is roughly the equivalent of spending $35,220,000 in one year.
- ^ "IBDB.com: Brewster's Millions".