So glad you gave the link again.  On my computer Mr. Zehr's message was
garbled with additional symbols and letters!  Fascinating to read the
further details of your thesis.  I've always felt there was an additional
meaning for Twain related to his incorporating some of his brother,
Henry's, character into himself, sort of a phantom twin.  I carried on
about this in
my MA thesis about the impact Henry had on his life reflected in his
attention to twins, including siamese!

Fascinating guy, our Mark Twain.
Arianne Laidlaw


On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Kevin Mac Donnell <
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> Martin Zehr did a fine write-up about my piece for which I want to thank
> hi=
> m in this very public forum among colleagues.
>
> I hope those whose previous research on Mark Twain are cited in my article
> =
> will accept those citations as my way of saying thanks to them for their
> in=
> sights and hard work that suggested avenues of research and provided
> numero=
> us clues that led me to my conclusions --whether or not you even agree
> with=
>  my conclusions.
>
> I also hope that those who are not already subscribers to the Mark Twain
> Jo=
> urnal will remedy that grievous oversight. The MTJ deserves the support of
> =
> all Twainians.
>
> Here's the link to Martin Zehr's piece in the Kansas City Star:
>
>
> http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/16/4413137/a-new-theory-seems-the-best-e=
> xplanation.html
>
> If the crush of fame becomes overwhelming, you will find me hiding, many
> da=
> ys out, under a nom de plume that's Twainian, yet reflects my Irish
> heritag=
> e--  Begum O'Bengal.
>
> Kevin
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