Mark Twain — whose wit was couple only by his wanderlust — had many homes throughout his lifespan : asmall frame housein Hannibal , Missouri ; aVictorian mansionin Hartford , Connecticut ; and " Stormfield , " a country estate in Redding , Connecticut , just to name a few . Now , theConnecticut Postreportsthat a farm conterminous to Stormfield , purchased in1909by Twain for his girl , Jean Clemens , isup for sale .
“ Jean ’s Farm , ” as Twain nicknamed the home , is price at $ 1,850,000 . In addition to a celebrated literary legacy , the refurbished five - bedroom estate has a seawater swimming pond , a moving picture theater , and a children ’s play surface area . It sit down on nigh 19 Akko of land , making the property “ well - sized for a gentleman ’s farm , for cavalry , or as a hobbyhorse farm , ” according to its real estate listing . There ’s also a fish pond and a 19th - one C b with an spare flat .
While scenic , Jean ’s Farm has a semisweet backstory : Jean Clemens , who had epilepsy , enjoyed the pastoral property for only a short time before passing away at the age of 29 . Shelived in a sanitariumbefore go to Stormfield in April 1909 , where she served as her father ’s writing table and housekeeper and made daily trip to her farm . On December 24 , 1909 , Jean pall at Stormfield after endure a gaining control in a bathtub . Twain , himself , woulddie several calendar month later , on April 21 , 1910 , at the age of 74 .
Twainsold Jean ’s Farmafter his girl ’s death , and used the yield to fund a subroutine library in Redding , today call the Mark Twain Library . But despite mislay a child , Twain ’s years at Stormfield — his very last nursing home — weren’t entirely colored by tragedy . “ Although Twain only spend two years here [ from 1908 to 1910 ] , it was an significant meter in the writer ’s life , ” historiographer Brent ColelytoldThe Wall Street Journal . “ distich was always experience Edgar Guest over , including his close friend Helen Keller , host almost 181 people for visits in the first six month alone , according to guestbooks and notations . ”
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