The Mark Twain Forum needs reviewers for the following books:

     de Koster, Katie (ed.).  _Readings on Mark Twain_.  (Literary
     Companion to American Authors.)  San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1996.
     Pp. 215.  Bibliography, index.  Paper, 5-1/4 x 8-1/2.  $17.45.
     ISBN 1-56510-470-6.  Cloth.  ISBN 1-56510-471-4.

     de Koster, Katie (ed.).  _Readings on The Adventures of Tom
     Sawyer_.  (Literary Companion to American Literature.)  San Diego:
     Greenhaven Press, 1999.  Pp. 173.  Bibliography, index.  Paper,
     5-1/4 x 8-1/2.  $17.45  ISBN 1-56510-844-2.  Cloth.
     ISBN 1-56510-845-0.

     de Koster, Katie (ed.).  _Readings on The Adventures of Huckleberry
     Finn_.  (Literary Companion to American Literature.)  San Diego:
     Greenhaven Press, 1998.  Pp. 173.  Bibliography, index.  Paper,
     5-1/4 x 8-1/2.  $17.45.  ISBN 1-56510-818-3.  Cloth.
     ISBN 1-56510-819-1.

The Greenhaven Press Literary Companion series is described thus on the
back covers:

     This unique anthology series provides an accessible resource for
     students researching America's and the world's greatest literary
     lives and works.  Every book contains an in-depth biography of the
     literary figure in question.  Contributing writers' essays are
     taken from a variety of sources and are expertly edited to
     accommodate the reading and comprehension levels of young adults;
     each essay is introduced by a concise summation of the contributing
     author's themes and insights.  Additional features of each book
     include an annotated table of contents to enhance comprehension and
     facilitate research, a chronology of the author's life and career
     as well as of concurrent historical events, and primary and
     secondary bibliographies offering a gateway to further research.

I will probably assign each book in this series to a separate reviewer;
please let me know if one title particularly interests you.

As usual, the review must be of publishable quality, and it would be due
within two months of your receipt of the book (i.e., due early-October
1999).  The deadline is particularly important, as we are making every
effort for Forum reviews to appear before print reviews.  If you are
inclined to procrastinate, please don't offer to review the book.

If you would like to see the general content and style of Forum book
reviews, please browse the reviews page at TwainWeb:

     http://web.mit.edu/linguistics/www/forum/reviews/

A link to the style sheet is at the bottom of the reviews page.

If you're interested in writing a review, please send me both your home
and institutional mailing addresses and phone numbers.  If I don't know
you already, it would be helpful for you to explain in what respect
you're qualified to write the review.  (If we haven't exchanged e-mail
recently, it might be a good idea for you to remind me of this info.)

I look forward to hearing from you.

Taylor Roberts
Book review editor, Mark Twain Forum