scott
29 December 2022
From Pages 50-60 The Life of Mark Twain - The Middle Years 1871-1891:
Sam reminisced in his autobiography that in the late summer of 1872, “I took a sudden notion to go to England and get materials for a book about that not-sufficiently known country, It was my purpose to spy out the land in a very private way and complete my visit without making any acquaintances. I had never been in England, I was eager to see it, and I promised myself an interesting time. He landed at Queenstown on August 30, at Liverpool the next day, and he registered at the historic Langham Hotel at Portland Place in London ...