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“NUEVA YORK (Reuters) – Un tributo escrito por el novelista americano Mark Twain a su hija que murió de meningitis espinal a la los 24 años, se vendió en subasta el jueves pasado por $242,500, casi el doble de lo esperado.

“A Family Sketch” era un manuscrito sin publicar de 64 páginas escrito por Twain cerca de 1896 ó 1897 para Olivia “Susy” Clemens, quien inspiró algunos de sus cuentos y quien incluso escribió su propia biografía de su padre.

El documento tambián contaba aspectos de su propia infancia y fue descrito como el capítulo que faltaba de su autobiografía.”

Fuente: Reuters, Yahoo
Escrito por Belinda Goldsmith, editado por Dean Goodman.
Traducido del original por: CBN CandleBook News.

“NEW YORK (Reuters) – A tribute written by American novelist and satirist Mark Twain to his daughter, who died of spinal meningitis at the age of 24, sold at auction on Thursday for $242,500, almost doubling pre-sale estimates.

The unpublished “A Family Sketch” was a 64-page, handwritten manuscript that Twain wrote around 1896 or 1897 for Olivia “Susy” Clemens, who inspired some of his stories and even wrote her own biography of her father.

The document also reminisced about his own childhood and was described as the missing chapter of his autobiography.”

Source:  Reuters, Yahoo
Written by Belinda Goldsmith, edited by Dean Goodman.