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July – Sam noted eighteen lines of a memorial poem at the grave of James Thomson (1700-1748), author of The Seasons (poems, 1730) [Gribben 702]. Sam also wondered why Pepys failed to mention the great Shakespeare [540]. Sam also noted the title, translator and publisher of Comte de Hezecques’ Recollections of a Page to the Court of Louis XVI (1873) [312].

Lady Mary Anne Hardy (Mrs. Thomas Dufus Hardy) (1825-1891) wrote to Sam and enclosed two tickets for “the French Play.” She mentioned “Desclée” as “the most divine of French actresses” [MTP]. NoteAimée-Olympe Desclée (1836-1874).

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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