John --
Happy New Year to you.  Broadview Press is sending you a copy of the
edition of Huck Finn I did (it came out in Feb 2011).  I'd love to have
it included in your essay.  See me know if there seems to be a delay in
getting it, thanks, Steve

On 12/31/2011 4:54 PM, John Bird wrote:
> Happy New Year, Twainiacs! I hope 2012 treats us all well.
>
> I wanted to post a reminder that I will be writing the Mark Twain chapter
> for American Literary Scholarship 2011, taking over that task for our late
> and lamented friend, Michael Kiskis. Please send me information about
> articles or books related to Mark Twain that were published in 2011.
Better
> yet, send me offprints of articles, and have your publisher send me your
> Twain book. Here is my contact information:
>
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
> School snail mail address:
> John Bird
> Department of English
> 250 Bancroft Hall
> Winthrop University
> Rock Hill, SC 29733
>
> Thank you! Despite the daunting nature of this task, I am looking forward
to
> it. BTW, I am currently reading Hal Holbrook's autobiography, which had a
> pretty scathing review that someone recently posted a link to on the
Forum.
> I am about halfway through, and even though he is not to "Mark Twain
> Tonight!" yet, and thus the Twain content is minimal so far, I am finding
it
> to be very interesting and well-written. I can hear Hal Holbrook's voice
in
> my head--which for me, is pretty much Mark Twain's voice...
>
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