Mark Twain's never-published "A Family Sketch" — a tribute to his daughter who died at 24 after contracting spinal meningitis — sold at auction Thursday for $242,500, far outpacing presale estimates.
By Ula IlnytzkyThe Associated Press, Denver Post: Entertainment
Fri, 06/18/2010 - 8:42am
Mark Twain's never-published "A Family Sketch" — a tribute to his daughter who died at 24 after contracting spinal meningitis — sold at auction Thursday for $242,500, far outpacing presale estimates.