
BREWSTER'S MILLIONS
BY - GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON
BREWSTER'S MILLIONS
CHAPTER I - A BIRTHDAY DINNER
CHAPTER II - SHADES OF ALADDIN
CHAPTER III - MRS. AND MISS GRAY
CHAPTER IV - A SECOND
CHAPTER V - THE MESSAGE FROM JONES
CHAPTER VI - MONTY CRISTO
CHAPTER VII - A LESSON IN TACT
Montgomery “Monty” Brewster is the charismatic grandson of a notoriously wealthy patriarch, living a modest life despite his family’s fortune. At his twenty‑fifth birthday, surrounded by the “little sons of the rich,” he delivers a good‑natured speech that hints at the expectations placed on him. When a mysterious messenger arrives, the celebration takes an unexpected turn, and Monty learns that his grandfather has set a peculiar condition for the inheritance he stands to receive.
The condition is a wild wager: Monty must spend a staggering sum of money within a strict deadline, all while preserving the principal. What follows is a whirlwind of extravagant schemes, comic mishaps, and clever improvisations as he navigates high‑society parties, eccentric acquaintances, and the relentless pressure to prove he can handle wealth responsibly. Listeners will be drawn into Monty’s fast‑paced quest, cheering his resourcefulness and humor as he tries to turn a financial frenzy into a lesson in character.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (349K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines.
Release date
2003-12-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1866–1928
Best known for the wildly popular Graustark novels and the comic classic Brewster's Millions, this Indiana-born writer helped shape early 20th-century popular fiction. His stories mixed romance, adventure, and light wit in a way that made him a favorite with a wide readership.
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