MD-083
From Mark Twain in the German Language Press
[MT’s income] | 3 Jan 1890
Der Deutsche Correspondent. Baltimore [MD], 3 Jan 1890. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Lib. of Congress, https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045081/1890-01-03/ed-1/seq-3/.
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| „Mark Twain's“ Einkünfte sollen $80,000 pro Jahr betragen. Dieses mag übertrieben sein, jedenfalls aber hat er mit seinem Humor sich ein ansehnliches Vermögen erworben. | “Mark Twain's” income is said to be $80,000 per year. This may be an exaggeration, but he has certainly made a considerable fortune with his humor. |