June – The Stolen White Elephant was a collection of stories published by James R. Osgood. Sam wrote the title story in 1878, and the earliest copies printed early in June [Hirst, “A Note on the Text,” Oxford Edition, 1996]. This book combined the elephant tale with all those in Punch, Brothers, Punch! (1878) as well as several others, including two on the “McWilliamses” [Rasmussen 445].

Sam inscribed a copy of Horace Williams Fuller’s Noted French Trials. Imposters and Adventurers (1882): “S.L. Clemens / Hartford, June 1882” [Gribben 248].

Sam’s notebook “Life of Jon Edwards about 1820 Northhampton Mass” [323]; On Charles Lamb (1775-1834):

“Make no end of Chas. Lamb, & people who have been educated to think him readable, & really do think him so. The same prejudice of education in favor of some other passé authors” [MTNJ 2: 489].