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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Mark Twain manuscript note, WLU Coll. 0471, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This manuscript note was orginially removed from an 1882 edition of The prince and the pauper: a tale for young people of all ages , which is cataloged separately and housed with Washington and Lee's rare book collection.

Scope and Contents

This brief handwritten note comments on Thomas Wentworth Higginson's 1898 book Cheerful Yesterdays . We believe it was written by Twain, but it is not signed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Criticism
• Higginson, Thomas Wentworth