April 23, 1874 Thursday | Twain's Geography

Submitted by scott on Wed, 01/04/2023 - 12:10

April 23 Thursday – Sam wrote from Elmira to Orion. Letters flew back and forth (many lost) about Orion and Mollie buying a farm in Keokuk, Mollie’s hometown. For Orion it would be “a sort of gloomy exile,” but he knew “Mollie would be happy there” [MTL 6: 110].

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Elmira, Hartford and England: Day By Day

Elmira in 1874: Day By Day

DBD: Elmira, 1874

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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.