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[Bunker, Benjamin B.?]. Mark Twain's First Story: Unwritten Chapter in the Literary Life of the Great American Humorist.-A Gambling Episode, and Mark Twain's Reckless Gambling

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)

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Title
[Bunker, Benjamin B.?]. Mark Twain's First Story: Unwritten Chapter in the Literary Life of the Great American Humorist.-A Gambling Episode, and Mark Twain's Reckless Gambling
Names
Bunker, Benjamin B. (Dubious author)
Collection

Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)

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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1900 (Approximate)
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: Twain and ALS to Clara Trowbridge + 21
Topics
Novelists, American -- 19th century
Authors, American -- 19th century
Genres
Typescripts
Short stories
Correspondence
Notes
Ownership: W. T. H. Howe
Physical Description
Extent: 7 leaves
Two typescripts: Mark Twain's First Story [4 leaves] Mark Twain's Reckless Gambling [3 leaves], penciled address on final verso. Bound into volume: Twain and ALS to Clara Trowbridge Dec. 20, 1881. See letters in same volume relating to Arthur Lumley and Benjamin B. Bunker, items 6-8.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15893396
MSS Unit ID: 19174
Accession number: 106158B and 106159B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7256fad0-f151-012f-22d6-58d385a7bbd0
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  • 2024: Found by you!
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "[Bunker, Benjamin B.?]. Mark Twain's First Story: Unwritten Chapter in the Literary Life of the Great American Humorist.-A Gambling Episode, and Mark Twain's Reckless Gambling" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ef24d100-6765-0132-0322-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "[Bunker, Benjamin B.?]. Mark Twain's First Story: Unwritten Chapter in the Literary Life of the Great American Humorist.-A Gambling Episode, and Mark Twain's Reckless Gambling" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ef24d100-6765-0132-0322-58d385a7bbd0

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1900). [Bunker, Benjamin B.?]. Mark Twain's First Story: Unwritten Chapter in the Literary Life of the Great American Humorist.-A Gambling Episode, and Mark Twain's Reckless Gambling Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ef24d100-6765-0132-0322-58d385a7bbd0

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[Bunker, Benjamin B.?]. Mark Twain's First Story: Unwritten Chapter in the Literary Life of the Great American Humorist.-A Gambling Episode, and Mark Twain's Reckless Gambling