The library of Samual Clemens (Mark Twain), Hartford, Connecticut.
“The library mantel is the focal point of the room where Clemens recited poetry, told stories and read excerpts from his new works to his family and friends. Sam and Livy purchased the large oak mantelpiece from Ayton Castle in Scotland specifically for their library. The Mitchell-Innes family crest appears on the overmantel, as well as the year ‘1874’, an alteration made by Sam to reflect the year his family moved into their Hartford home. Sam also added a brass smoke shield with the inscription ‘The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it,’ a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson.”
More photos of Mark Twain’s house. Website for house.
Ghost-hunters in Mark Twain’s house.
My photo essay on visiting Mark Twain’s House in 2019.
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