OPPENHEIM, E. Phillips [315] pp. Little, Brown, And Company 1912 7 3/4" x 5 1/4" 'A Millionaire of Yesterday' is an adventure-drama novel written by E. Philips Oppenheim. The story follows the life of a man who strives to make it rich in the African continent during colonial times, while still upholding the moral values he believes in, despite how much scorn he receives from the people and the system in place during that period of time in history.