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Mark Twain's Secret Mission to the London Hospital

John Y. Le Bourgeois, Jonathan Evans
Publisher: Journals Gateway
The New England Quarterly (2008) 81 (2): 344–347.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/tneq.2008.81.2.344
Published: 01 June 2008
Abstract
Early 1897 found Mark Twain in London, deeply depressed over the unexpected death of his daughter Susy. Reluctantly he agreed to join his friend Adele Chapin on a surprise visit to the London Hospital. The day's rollicking, perfectly paced events spun their magic in the sick ward and beyond.
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