I am usually not interested in reading Twain; but I find I have inherited a first edition of the book.
It was originally owned by the natty gentleman, pictured with his family in the photos above. I have written about him before, since in May was the 100th anniversary of his passing.
The book was published before the turn of the last century, it's about 123 years old; in pretty good shape, mostly standing in the bookcases of by my 2nd Great-Grandparents, then my Grand-Parents and my Aunt. One of my cousins presented me with the book.
I'm about 1/3 of the way thru the book; he's still in Australasia (as Oz was called then), traveling to scheduled lectures in the cities and towns of Australia. It's interesting. I'm using You Tube to follow along, viewing selected videos about the various locations. My 2-g-gf did not have that opportunity when he read the book. In some ways, our lives have changed so much.
He passed away in 1920---I believe it was some form of respiratory condition. I wonder if it was the Spanish Flu of the Pandemic of that era?? He was about 88 years old when he died.
At least a couple of other relatives died that year: my Campbell G-GF and one of his granddaughters, a young woman of 30.
