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"now on ale" should, I hope obviously, be "now on sale" Here is the link to the Amazon.com listing: https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Twains-Literary-Resources-Reconstruction/dp/1588383431/ref=sr_1_8?Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.x=0&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.y=0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TosjpWBe0aTCtWRWRDv4KRPLVWnmwGLrPFAFr9Fn2ha4nL94jpGJO8tbxjEmBIEfPo2yG-f_-SLvm55EvEdjeTMdf8kZqizndKO1BEg-CDA6ZWH2zBeboJ8V-tvXHhWpH5AKJMG_ejfc3OIPvMog7QrtCtCHuOny2R9JgcuZ3GRJz-jBI4p73n-h8lfZqYh09ERaAtp0wfVVOWBHpk9ly9iV5CAwx2yzl4nfO2Ls7dg.0JEfn2GGNbMoZtUYb7V5XrSADEoru_AEIoS1W9-fXmw&dib_tag=se&qid=1715817785&refinements=p_27%3Aalan+gribben&s=books&sr=1-8&unfiltered=1https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Twains-Literary-Resources-Reconstruction/dp/1588383431/ref=sr_1_8?Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.x=0&Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.y=0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TosjpWBe0aTCtWRWRDv4KRPLVWnmwGLrPFAFr9Fn2ha4nL94jpGJO8tbxjEmBIEfPo2yG-f_-SLvm55EvEdjeTMdf8kZqizndKO1BEg-CDA6ZWH2zBeboJ8V-tvXHhWpH5AKJMG_ejfc3OIPvMog7QrtCtCHuOny2R9JgcuZ3GRJz-jBI4p73n-h8lfZqYh09ERaAtp0wfVVOWBHpk9ly9iV5CAwx2yzl4nfO2Ls7dg.0JEfn2GGNbMoZtUYb7V5XrSADEoru_AEIoS1W9-fXmw&dib_tag=se&qid=1715817785&refinements=p_27%3Aalan+gribben&s=books&sr=1-8&unfiltered=1 (When Amazon converted that URL monstrosity to the book's title, I thought that would work as a link, but it doesn't. My apologies for any inconvenience my oversight may have caused.)
I know we're not supposed to use the Forum for commercial purposes, but I just noticed an offer on Amazon.com that is too good to pass up: the first volume of Alan Gribben's monumental _Mark Twain's Literary Resources: A Reconstruction of His Library and Reading_ (2019) is now on ale for only $13.40 (marked down from $45): Mark Twain's Literary Resources: A Reconstruction of His Library and Reading (Volume One) To be clear, this first volume contains only essays. Gribben's second volume contains his amazing commentaries on the thousands of books that Mark Twain owned and read. It is a
Jodi tried to send an email about our special Trouble Begins event tonight, but we were not sure if it was successful, so I am sending another! Please join us virtually at 6 p.m. EST for Kevin MacDonnell's lecture and new biography of George Griffin. Additional details and registration for the event can be found below:
Will this link take us to the recorded session? Reception was unsuccessful when trying to watch it in real time. Miki Pfeffer
On Tue, May 14, 2024, 6:45 PM Mallory Howard < [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello everyone, > > Jodi tried to send an email about our special Trouble Begins event > tonight, but we were not sure if it was successful, so I am sending > another! Please join us virtually at 6 p.m. EST for Kevin MacDonnell's > lecture and new biography of George Griffin. Additional details and > registration for the event can be found below: >
The Mark Twain House & Museum is beyond excited to bring together Twain scholar Kevin MacDonnell, historian Dr. Camesha Scruggs, and Rev. Samuel Blanks of Griffin’s Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church to discuss George Griffin’s life and legacy.
The lecture begins at 6:00 PM ET, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. This is a FREE HYBRID event sponsored by Kathleen and David Jimenez.
Did Mark Twain visit Nicaragua other than the 1866 trip?
I visited San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua last month and the Victoria hotel there has a "Mark Twain's Suite." They do not explicitly say he stayed there on their website but it is implied and someone there told me he did. There are also traveler websites that claim he stayed there but no scholarly sources. However, two sources say the hotel was build in 1900 or 1902. I think he made a later trip from New York to San Franciso but took the Panama route. But was there another trip?
I can't answer about Nicaragua, but I am starting to wonder whether in his last decade Mark Twain may have had teleportation abilities.
The King Edward Hotel ("The King Eddy") in Toronto, Canada, opened in 1903, and continues to state that Mark Twain was among its famous guests, even though his last visit to Toronto was in 1885.
Among the many fake Mark Twain relics I've been offered (cigar boxes, pens, a trunk, a chair or two, a guitar, a gold watch, etc.) there was an iron bed he slept in "from a roadside inn where he stayed every time he visited Nebraska" and a jukebox in Waco, Texas that he fed nickels every time he was in Texas.
There are no structures of that era left in San Juan Del Sur (been there many times.) Clemens own account (for Alta, CA. newspaper) describes remaining on ship in harbor because of a cholera scare before going directly by mule train on the short overland transit to cross Lake Nicaragua by steamer then down the Rio San Juan to the Atlantic. He never returned to Nicaragua. Jon Kerr PS I do however confess to adding to Twain's very fictional transports in that region. "Mark Twain & The River of Timeless Temptation," Ol Man River Press, 2017.
Mallory Howard Assistant Curator The Mark Twain House & Museum 351 Farmington Ave. Hartford, Connecticut 06105
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of miki pfeffer Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:45 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [External] George Griffin Trouble Begins Tonight!
Will this link take us to the recorded session? Reception was unsuccessful when trying to watch it in real time. Miki Pfeffer
Hello all, First, I apologize for the technical difficulties that made last night's livestream unwatchable. We are investigating what happened and will fix it so hopefully this issue does not happen again.
I've spent the morning cleaning up and editing the recording of the video and it has now uploaded to YouTube. The correct link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3XYs3UagBg
Miki et al, I learned after the event that the Internet had crashed at the outset -- but the event was recorded and registrants will get a link to the recording soon. This is not the official word, but the intrepid organizers are on it. Believe me, it was a good 'un.
