Mark Twain, Hartford, CT, to Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, 1880

Containers:

Box 2

Scope and content:

Thanks the Boyesens for their praises for his new book; surprised at the critical success and potential financial success of the book; because of Boyensen's praises, was encouraged to read publicly from new book at Joseph Twichell's "chapel" instead of using old material as he had planned; speaks of the strong impulse of writers to write, even for their wastebaskets. M.T.

Physical description:

ALS, 4 p.

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