Strange Adventures of a Million Dollars
The story follows a young man who inherits a large sum of money and becomes embroiled in a series of strange and fantastical events involving time travel, alternate realities, and encounters with various historical figures.
By Ingersoll Lockwood · First published 1869 · Genre: Satire, Drama, Comedy · 3,193 words
First lines
Old New Yorkers may remember Dingee's famous Club House in lower Greene Street. From 1800 to 1850 it was the most fashionable gambling house in the metropolis, its founder, Alphonse Dingee, having been the first to introduce _roulette_ and _rouge et noir_ into the new world. It was in 1850 or a little later that ill health obliged his son Cyrill to sell the business out. He retired to his country seat at Bricksburg, quite a palatial residence for those days, where he died shortly after, leaving a round million dollars and one child, a daughter, Daisy. Spite of the fact that she was popularly known throughout the country as the "gambler's daughter," there were several respectable young men in the place who would have been only too happy to administer an estate worth a round million with Daisy thrown in for better or worse.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Ingersoll Lockwood
- Date: 1869 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Satire, Drama, Comedy, Social Commentary, Adventure
- Length: 3,193 words
- Structure: 1 section, 49 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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Genres
- Satire — The narrative employs humor and irony to critique societal norms, particularly the absurdities of wealth and social status.
- Drama — The story is driven by intense emotional conflicts and tragic events, such as deaths and familial disputes over inheritance.
- Comedy — The plot includes humorous situations and character interactions, especially in the portrayal of the Delury family and their social aspirations.
- Social Commentary — The text critiques the social structures and values of the time, particularly focusing on the influence of money and class.
Tags
Science Fiction · Alternate History · Time Travel · Adventure · Fantasy · Humor · Satire · Social Commentary · Economic Satire · Financial Folly · Speculative Fiction · Imaginary Societies