December 25, 1903 Friday

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].

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.   

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