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Mark Twain Returns to the Whitefriars ClubOn 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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Walter de la Mare
Walter de la Mare (1873–1956) was an acclaimed poet, short-story writer and novelist, best remembered today for his stories for children, including The Three Mulla Mulgars (1910, later retitled The Three Royal Monkeys).
De la Mare spoke at the Whitefriars Club on 23rd March 1923 on the subject of ‘The Personal Note in Literature’. He also attended as a guest on 7th May 1931.
