The Autobiography of Mark Twain · Character
John Hay
Statesman and author, friend of Mark Twain.
minor
Also known as Hay
First appearance: A Memory of John Hay
John Hay shows up with force in A Memory of John Hay. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Secretary of State at the time of writing; former editorial writer for the Tribune; friend of Twain who urged him to begin his autobiography.
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In A Memory of John Hay: Secretary of State at the time of writing; former editorial writer for the Tribune; friend of Twain who urged him to begin his autobiography. Later, in Friday, February 16, 1906: Mentioned as a…
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This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the emotional and psychological peak of Twain's moral out…
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