June 3, 1904 Friday

June 3 Friday – On this day or the next at the Villa Reale di Quarto near Florence Sam wrote to William Dana Orcutt and Mary T. Orcutt. “They are superb—the most extraordinary flowers I have ever seen—& Mrs. Clemens sends her very best thanks for them & for your kind remembrance: & in this the rest of us join, with best wishes for you both & a cordial Alf wiedersehen!” [MTP: William D. Orcutt, In Quest of the Perfect Book 1926, p.172]. Note: William Dana Orcutt (1870- 1953), literary critic, bookmaker/designer and author, visited Mark Twain in Florence shortly before this note. See Gribben 520.

A. Moreton Mandeville for London Opinion wrote to Sam, seeking a contribution for his publication and mentioning Dr. Heinrich Felbermann, editor of the English Mail (Frankfort-on-Main) as a mutual friend. Sam directed Lyon on the env. “Can write for Harper only / Tell him so. / SLC” [MTP]. Note: London Opinion started as a men’s weekly. The first issue was published by Mandeville and cost 1d for eight pages. There was no advertising. The magazine was last printed in 1954.

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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