A Horse's Tale is a fictional novel written by American author Mark Twain, written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost within the U.S. 7th Cavalry. Harper's Magazine originally published the story in two installments in August and September 1906. Clemens wrote the story after receiving a request from actress Minnie Maddern Fiske to assist in her drive against bullfighting. Harper's published the story as a 153-page book in October 1907.
Clemens's daughter Susy Clemens, who died in 1896 at age twenty-four of spinal meningitis, is understood to be the inspiration for the lead character "Cathy Alison." When Clemens provided the story to Harper's, he included a photograph of Susy for the illustrator to use for "Cathy."
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