April 8 Sunday – In London, England Sam began a letter to H.H. Rogers that he added a long PS to on April 9. Samuel S. McClure was trying to interest Sam in editing a new magazine; Sam referred the matter to Rogers.

McClure wrote, some weeks ago, that there was nothing lacking but an understanding in written detail of what my duties were to be—then he would lay the contract before you. I said go ahead, there’s no hurry, & when his contract was ready, carry it to you.

April 7 Saturday

At 30 Wellington Court in London, England Sam wrote to C.F. Moberly Bell, editor of the London Times:

Although you are going out of town I want this note to catch you & thank you for accommodating the A.P. representative with an early proof. But for that he would have been delayed 5 or 6 hours.

April 6 Friday – Sam’s notebook: “Ward’s studio, 11 a.m. / Goerz, Savoy 6.45 German play” [NB 43 TS 6a]. Note: in his Apr. 9 NB entry he lists “Ward the artist—sit for portrait.”

April 5 Thursday – Sam’s notebook: “Sir Richd Farrant, Rowton Houses, 5 pm / Breakfast, 9.30. Lord Avebury (formerly Sir John Lubbock), 2 St. James’s” [NB 43 TS 6a]. Note: Richard Farrant ( 1836-1907), acted with Lord Rowton to establish the Rowton Houses in 1896. At his death he was the Treasure of the University College, London.

April 4 Wednesday – At 30 Wellington Court in London, England Sam wrote to George B. Harvey, at this time in London.

Dear Col. Harvey

After our conversation I will now state my desires, in the hope that it may be possible to grant them.

That there shall be no Canadian cheap edition.

That the proposed two books shall be compressed into one, and no cheap edition be issued.

April 3 Tuesday – Sam’s notebook: “Testify before the Copyright Committee, House of Lords (on copyright). Lord Monkswell, Knutsford, Avebury, & 2 others” [NB 43 TS 6a]. Note: in his Apr. 5 NB entry Sam identifies Lord Avebury as “formerly Sir John Lubbock”.

London: Sam spoke before the Select Committee on Copyright in the House of Lords. On Apr. 4, p.6

The New York Times reported Mark Twain’s testimony:

April 2 Monday – At 30 Wellington Court in London, England Sam acknowledged receipt of £1,019. 18s. 3d. from Chatto & Windus for sales of the de luxe edition [MTP; Welland 203].

April 1 Sunday – At 30 Wellington Court in London, England Sam wrote to Sir William Martin Conway.

“I am dreadfully sorry, but we have but this moment returned from E.A. Abbey’s.

If I had known it was a birthday orgie I would have forseen that it would run late, but I had forgotten that detail. I hope we can go to the Cosmopolitan another night.”

March 30 before – Frank Bliss wrote to Sam about discrepancies in origins of the “Jumping Frog” story:

[Written in top margin:] This is yr a/c of how you originally heard the Story, told by a man who was not telling it to his hearers as a thing new to them. He was a dull person and ignorant he… [in bottom margin:] Then follows the Greek Story (Sidgwick) of Jumping Frog.

March 29 Thursday – The New York Times, p. 2, ran a memo sent from the Hartford Courant:

Mr. Clemens to Return to Hartford.

From the Hartford (Conn.) Courant.