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An idiot of the 33rd degree

Mark Twain gets angry

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Shaun Usher
Nov 20, 2021
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Mark Twain to J. H. Todd, 20 Nov 1905. From Letters of Note.

It’s the anniversary of yet another letter, and this one is a real favourite. It was written by an enraged Mark Twain to one J. H. Todd, a salesman who had just attempted to sell bogus medicine to the author by way of a letter and leaflet delivered to his home. According to the literature Twain…

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