【简介】
19世纪50年代,一个年轻的美国人偶然间来到了伦敦。他身无分文,却过着百万富翁的奢侈生活。这一切都要归功于两位古怪绅士的打赌。
【目录】
A Note on Mark Twain
PART ONE From San Francisco to London
PART TWO An Unusual Bet
PART THREE The Letter
PART FOUR At the Tailor's
PART FIVE The Poor Millionaire
PART SIX The Dinner Party
PART SEVEN A Million-Dollar Idea
PART EIGHT Back to Portland Place
Dossiers
San Francisco in the 1850s
Sailing Ships
Sailing on San Francisco Bay
The English and Betting
Londinium
How did People Dress in the 1850s?
Money and its Origins
London Today
The Origins of Banking