April – Sam’s article, “Private History of the ‘Jumping Frog’ Story” ran in the North American Review. In the article Sam addressed the issues of plagiarism and “a lady from Finland” (Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg) [Moyne 377n21]. See entry Dec. 27, 1888. Sam also criticized Madame Blanc’s translation of the tale into French, ( she would take offense). See Apr. 30 to King.

In French the story is too confused, and chaotic, and unreposeful, and ungrammatical, and insane; consequently it could only cause grief and sickness — it could not kill. A glance at my retranslation will show the reader that this must be true [Budd, Collected 2: 157].

The fifth of seven parts from PW ran in the January issue of Century Magazine. The last of six installments of Tom Sawyer Abroad appeared in the Mar. 1894 issue of St. Nicholas Magazine.

April, before Apr. 7 – In Paris, Sam inscribed a copy of The American Claimant to an unidentified person: Truly Yours, Mark Twain, Apl. ’94 [MTP]. Note: Sam left Paris for London on Apr. 7.