The Million Pound Bank Note : written by Mark Twain , published in 1893, the genre - a humurous short story, satire , main character - Henry Adams, set in London in the late 19th century , an American man who was a mining-broker's clerk in San Francisco gets lost at sea while sailing and is rescued by a ship that was going to London, the main character has no money , Two wealthy brothers make a bet whether it's better to have no money at all or a bank note they can't cash , the main character is treated differently now that he has it , secondary characters - the brothers Abel and Gordon, the friend who needed help Lloyd Hastings, the lady the main character falls in love with - Portia Longham, the main character's new reputation lets him help a friend and that makes him a lot of money later and that lets him get married and have a good life without needing any extra money , the woman he falls in love with rutns out to be one of the brothers' daughter , the story shows and makes fun of how people treat someone when they think they've got money, the writer was American , A Scandal in Bohemia : written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1891, the genre - mystery, detective short story , this is the first story of many about a genius detective - Sherlock Holmes , set in London, March 1888, the main character is visited by a client who is not who he says he is, he is actually a king!, the story is told from the main character's companion's point of view, the person who needs the main character's help is getting married and is scared what his ex lover can do about it , the main character is asked to find a photograph so he makes a smart plan how to do it , the woman in the story shocks the main character with how smart she is , characters in the story: Dr Watson, Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Irene Adler , the woman in the story understands the plan of the main character and escapes with what he is looking for, the main character smokes, the writer was British,

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