January – Borderland (London) ran “Character Reading by Palmistry and Otherwise: The Story of the Tell-Tale Hands of Mark Twain,” p.60-4. The article, previewed in the Oct. 1894 issue of the magazine, contained poorly reproduced photographs of the front and rear of Sam’s left hand, and Sam’s letter to the editor commenting on the accuracy of the palm readings done in the Oct. issue [Tenney 23].

Also, on the basis of a handwriting sample, the article describes Mark Twain as “inconstant and illogical, insincere, and has absolutely no depth of feeling; apt to be self-indulgent, “is probably popular and talks and writes well, but “is not quite straightforward” [Tenney, ALR supplement to the Reference Guide (Autumn, 1978) 168].

Bookman (London) published a brief and descriptive review of PW: “Mark Twain’s use of the fingerprint device is ingenious, and by the long confusion of the children the end is prevented from being a very cheerful one” [Tenney 24].

“What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us” ran in the Jan. issue of the North American Review. It was collected in How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays (1897) [Budd, Collected 2: 1002].