ANS, [18]77 Nov. : Hartford to unknown.

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ANS, [18]77 Nov. : Hartford to unknown.

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The letter contains a facetious comment upon a criticism made in jest by Charles Dudley Warner about Twain's artistic ability. Above the text is adrawing of a cat by Twain; to the right is another drawing of a cat in black inkby Thomas Nast, with a short note in his hand that reads, "This is a dog.[signed] Th. Nast."

1 p. ; 14.4 x 21.6 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

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