MD-308
From Mark Twain in the German Language Press
[MT received honorary doctoral degree] | 1 Jul 1907
Der Deutsche Correspondent. Baltimore [MD], 1 Jul 1907. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Lib. of Congress, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045081/1907-07-01/ed-1/seq-4/.
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| Mark Twain hat von der Universität Oxford mit dreißig anderen verdienten Männern den „Ehren-Doktor“ erhalten. Er ist „Doctor of Letters“ geworden. Der Doktor Twain wird aber schwerlich mehr Humor haben als der einfache Mark Twain hatte. | Mark Twain along with thirty other deserving men has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford University. He has become a “Doctor of Letters”. However, Twain the doctor will hardly have more of a sense of humor than the simple Mark Twain did. |