1872 Dinner with Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce
Dinner at the Mitre Tavern with Mark Twain (who gave a speech) and Ambrose Bierce
In 1897, the twenty-five-year American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar travelled to England for a literary tour. He recited his works on the London circuit – and, what was not known before, visited the Whitefriars Club.
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On 16th June 1899, more than twenty-five years from his first visit, the celebrated humorist Mark Twain returned to the Whitefriars Club.
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