Susan and Theodore Crane surprised their brother-in-law Samuel L. Clemens with this study in 1874. It was placed about 100 yards from the main house at Quarry Farm on a knoll overlooking the Chemung River Valley. In this octagonal building, Mark Twain wrote major portions of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, The Prince and the Pauper, A Tramp Abroad, and many short pieces.
This little building was moved to the Elmira College campus in Elmira, NY. It is still there and available for public viewing.
ReplyDeleteWe need the inside pictures of 'A Comfortable Place', CW. It must have a decent sized fireplace, looking at that chimney.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.amusingplanet.com/2017/04/mark-twains-study-at-elmira-college.html - shows it from a different perspective in its original location. What a view !
DeleteGreat find. Thanks for that.
DeleteRon Chernow published a new biography of Mark Twain in 2025. I got a copy for Christmas. I learned something new just reading the introduction.
ReplyDeleteVery cool writing space. Can just imagine the man sitting there composing his great works.
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