Plaque

Mark Twain - SW3

Inscription

London County Council
Samuel L. Clemens "Mark Twain", 1835 - 1910, American writer, lived here in 1896 - 7.

Site: Mark Twain - SW3 (1 memorial)

SW3, Tedworth Square, 23

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Mark Twain - SW3

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Mark Twain

American writer. Born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, a small village...

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London County Council

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