The Model Millionaire
ICSE · Class 10 · English Literature-Treasure Chest ( Poems and Short Stories)
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Practice Problems
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Revise & Test
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Spaced Revision
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What to Focus On
- Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1854 and died in 1900.
- He studied at Trinity College Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford.
- Famous works: 'The Importance of Being Earnest', 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', 'The Happy Prince and Other Tales'.
- Hughie Erskine is handsome and charming but penniless; he earns nothing and lives on £200 per year.
- He loves Laura Merton, but Colonel Merton demands £10,000 before allowing the engagement.
- Alan Trevor, a painter, is Hughie's good friend.
- Hughie Erskine: Handsome, charming, penniless, genuinely kind-hearted — his generosity is his defining quality.
- Baron Hausberg: Fabulously wealthy, observant, warm — he rewards genuine kindness with extraordinary generosity.
- Alan Trevor: Witty, successful painter — values the beggar aesthetically; delivers the closing epigram.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
The central theme of the story is 'luck' or 'good fortune' — Hughie simply got lucky.
The closing epigram — 'Millionaire models are rare enough; but, by Jove, model millionaires are rarer still!' — is said by Baron Hausberg.
Hughie gives away the sovereign because he is careless with money or does not value it.
Memory Tips
Hughie Erskine's character — handsome, charming, but perpetually penniless
Acronym for Hughie's failed careers — Stock Exchange, Tea, Sherry
Colonel Merton's condition — £10,000 before allowing the marriage
Alan Trevor — successful painter and Hughie's friend
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