Can anyone shed any light on this one, which sounds apocryphal to me !
John R
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From: "Peter Hadgraft" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 12:46 AM
Subject: Kipling and Twain
> Dear John,
>
> I have been told that, on one occasion, Kipling and
> Twain decided between themselves to compete in writing
> the best obscene/dirty story they could. This
> apparently came to the notice of the Queen, who was
> not amused, and Kipling was passed over for poet
> laureate.
>
> Are these statements true, and are there extant copies
> of the respective efforts? Where might I find/view the
> efforts?
>
> Yours sincerely
> Peter Hadgraft
>
>
>
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