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Sign: A memorial plaque at the house where American writer Mark Twain lived while in London


Address:
23 Tedworth Square, London SW3 4DR, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Stone, marble …
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
English Heritage Plaque 


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On the sign:
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL

SAMUEL L. CLEMENS
"MARK TWAIN"
1835-1910
American Writer
lived here in
1896-7
Photography:
2025
Eli Zvuluny
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name “Mark Twain” (1835-1910), was one of the best-known American authors, writer of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Prince and the Pauper, and dozens of other books.
Between 1891-1900 Mark Twain embarked on a lecture tour in Europe. In 1896-1897 he lived in this house in London, after the death of his daughter Susy from meningitis.

The plaque was installed in 1960.

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