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A Lifetime with Mark Twain

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Twenty-four-year-oldKatyLearywashiredbySamuelClemens(betterknownasauthorMarkTwain)andhisfamilyin1880,andforthenext30yearssheworkedastheirseamstress,nursemaid,nanny,andlady’smaid.AccordingtoClemensfamilyfriendandauthorMaryLawton,Learyseemedsoapartofthehouseholdsovitalandyetsounobtrusivelyafactorinthelifeofthefamily.ClemenshimselfwroteaboutKaty,Fidelity,truthfulness,courage,magnanimity,personaldignity,apole-starforsteadinessthesewereherequipment,alongwithaheartofIrishwarmth,[and]quickIrishwitWhenKatywas70yearsoldafterthedeathofMarkTwain,hiswifeOlivia,andtwooftheirthreedaughters,leavingdaughterClaratocareforherfather’sliteraryestateMs.LearysatdownwithMaryLawton,alifelongfriendofClaraClemens,andrecountedherexperienceswiththefamily.Originallypublishedin1925,ALifetimewithMarkTwaincapturesdetailsofthelifeofanimportantAmericanfigure,toldintheuniquevoiceofKatyLearyherfunnystories,herquaintsayings,hersearchingobservationsoflife

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