scott
26 March 2025
December 25 Friday, Christmas – Sam went to the George Gregory Smith’s for a quiet lunch, and stayed most of the afternoon. “He is to meet Dr. Grazzini here” [Orth 31-2; Smith to sister].
Miss U. Fischer wrote from Milan, Italy to Sam. Only the envelope survives [MTP].
Livy gave Sam a copy of Charles Godfrey Leland’s Legends of Florence; Collected from the People and Re-Told by … (Hans Breitmann). Sam inscribed the book:
“SL. Clemens / Villa di Quarto / Florence/ Xmas / 1903 / Given to me by Livy” [Gribben 405].
Entry Date
Dec 25, 1903 - Fri