Mark Twain manuscript reveals author's pain at losing his daughter
Unpublished document exhibited to mark the centenary of the American author's death at the age of 74
Mark Twain's passionate eulogy for his eldest daughter and muse, Susy – who died from spinal meningitis aged 24 – has surfaced in a manuscript in which he writes of her as being "full of fire".
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Wednesday, 21 April, 2010
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