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Stormfield was the mansion built in Redding, Connecticut for author Samuel Clemens, best known as Mark Twain, who lived there from 1908 until his death in 1910. He derived the property's name from the short story "Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven". The building was destroyed in a 1923 fire.
The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his decades long cosmic journey to Heaven; his accidental misplacement after racing a comet; his short-lived interest in singing and playing the harp (generated by his preconceptions of heaven); and the general obsession of souls with the celebrities of Heaven such as Adam, Moses, and Elijah, who acc...
Feb 14, 2013 · Why, Stormfield, a man like you, that had been active and stirring all his life, would go mad in six months in a heaven where he hadn’t anything to do. Heaven is the very last place to come to rest in,—and don’t you be afraid to bet on that!”
The History of Stormfield. From notes left by Margaret Mooney, former librarian, and Harold Mueller, former board president, of the Mark Twain Library. 1906. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was living in New York City in 1906, at 21, Fifth Avenue.
Dec 3, 2007 · Extract from Captain Stormfield's visit to heaven : Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
Mar 9, 2018 · “Stormfield” – The last property iconic American author and humorist “Mark Twain” would call home. This magnificent 1925 Italianate Villa is built on the foundation of the original 1908 home.
October 25, 1918: Stormfield, the estate at Redding, Conn., which was the home of Mark Twain, has been given by his daughter, Clara Clemens (Mme. Ossip Gabrilowitsch) for the use of convalescent soldiers and sailors of the artistic professions. Mme.
