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Susy Clemens (sister) Jane Lampton "Jean" Clemens (July 26, 1880 – December 24, 1909) was the daughter of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (better known by his pen name Mark Twain) and Olivia Langdon Clemens. She founded or worked with a number of societies for the protection of animals.
After Susy’s death in 1896 it was Olivia who refused to live in the Hartford home where they had raised their children. The family’s grief was intensified by Jean’s struggle with epilepsy. In her 1931 memoir My Father: Mark Twain, Clara reminisced that no one in the family smiled for a long time.
Feb 17, 2019 · Old Time Radio; 78 RPMs and Cylinder Recordings; Top. ... My father, Mark Twain by Clemens, Clara. Publication date 1931 Topics Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Biography ...
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, best known as Mark Twain, had offspring who, despite not reaching the same fame as the characters from "Tom Sawyer and Adventures" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," remain an integral part of American literature's family tree. Here's a snapshot of Twain's children within the Clemens family chronicle: Name. Lifespan.
Aug 17, 2018 · Mark Twain inspired many people with his mesmerizing passages about life. 108 years after his death, his words still find their way to souls who need to hear them. From simple things like sports to grim topics such as death, Mark Twain always had something poignant to say.
Susy was Twain's muse; he grieved for her the rest of his life. Mark and Livy's second daughter, Clara Langdon Clemens, was born on June 8, 1874. Her nickname "Bay" derived from her two-year old sister Susy's pronunciation of "baby." Bay was the most adventurous of the Clemens children, always having mishaps and getting into mischief, which was ...
Steve Courtney in the Library of the Hartford House. Steve Courtney is the author of Joseph Hopkins Twichell: The Life and Times of Mark Twain’s Closest Friend (Georgia, 2008) and co-editor (with Peter Messent and Hal Bush) of The Letters of Mark Twain and Joseph Hopkins Twichell (Georgia, 2017). He was a writer and editor at the Hartford ...
