November 25 Monday – Sam’s notebook: “Delmonico, 7. Harvey. To reconstruct Harper’s Weekly & save its life. Still with Bangs for editor? Go to! P.S. The result not promising” [NB 44 TS 18]. Note: John Kendrick Bangs.

Elisabeth Marbury wrote to Sam, again about Francis Wilson’s offer; she felt they should find a librettist who could do the work of putting the book into the proper script and would “certainly ask 30 or 40% of Mr. Clemens share of the royalties” [MTP]. Note: Sam wrote on the env. “Ans Nov. 28. Propose to get a librettist”; a librettist writes the words or text of an opera.