9 December 1873 • (2nd of 2) • London, England (MS: CU-MARK, UCCL 31901)
on back of letter as folded:
Dec. 9. Meant to enclose this, honey, but sealed the envelop before I thought.
23 rutland street edinburgh
My dear friend — Thanks for the M. Post—& the capital speech— You must have enjoyed it, as well as they you. 1explanatory note When are you coming here?—are you under a “former”?—surely you will give us a turn—I had a kind note from Mrs Clemens—she will enjoy your glory & prattle of it to Mel MegalopisⒶemendation Susie— What of the Novel? 2explanatory note We are all well & dull— I am dodging about from door to door—as usual— Don’t trouble to write, only tell me when you know your time for invading us—& harrying the city— 3explanatory note Take care of your self—get 8 hours sleep out of every 24—& keep the Midland Counties regular—
Clemens had evidently sent Brown two clippings from the 2 December London Morning Post: the complimentary review of his 1 December lecture, and the text of his speech that evening on “The Ladies” (see 6 Dec 73 to OLC, n. 1click to open link, and 28 Nov 73 to Fitzgibbon, n. 2click to open link).
The soon-to-be-published Gilded Age.
Clemens was planning to lecture in the “provinces,” including Edinburgh, after the close of his London engagement (17 Dec 73 to Redpathclick to open link).
MS, on the back of John Brown to SLC, 8 Dec 73 ( UCLC 31901), Mark Twain Papers, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley (CU-MARK).
L5 , 499–500.
see Mark Twain Papers in Description of Provenance.
More information on provenance may be found in Description of Provenanceclick to open link.