Besides the published works you mention, Twain contemplated writing a book 
about England and began researching it before deciding not to after his 
visit in 1872-3 when he was feted. I have a English history chronology given 
to him by Livy probably in connection with that aborted project, as well as 
a few other books from his library that were source books for P&P, 1601, and 
HF. I have Twain's own copy of the first edition of P&P but it has no 
textual alterations. I have a lot of other material as well. The book 
suggested by Hal Bush is excellent, and I'd add to that suggestion Dennis 
Welland's MARK TWAIN IN ENGLAND (1978). I don't know of any extended 
discussion of Twain's aborted English book, but it is mentioned briefly in 
several places --the MTP footnotes in LETTERS, probably Paine, and 
elsewhere. I don't think any manuscript fragments or outlines of that 
project survive and it's possible it never got that far along.

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From: "William Robison" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 10:36 AM
Subject: Mark Twain and the Tudors


>I am seeking the advice of list members about a new project related to Mark
> Twain and the Tudors.
>
>
>
> I am a Professor of History and Head of the Department of History and
> Political Science at Southeastern Louisiana University. My principal area
> of expertise is Tudor England, and my most recent publication, co-authored
> with Sue Parrill, is a book titled *The Tudors on Film and Television*
> (McFarland
> 2013), about which you can learn more at www.tudorsonfilm.com.
>
>
>
> I have been interested for a long time in Mark Twain=E2=80=99s fascination 
> =
> with the
> Tudors and the manner in which he depicts them, most obviously in *The
> Prince and the Pauper*, *1601*, Tom Sawyer=E2=80=99s hilarious butchering 
> o=
> f
> history in *Huckleberry Finn*, and his observations about Shakespeare, but
> also in comments sprinkled through other writings. Although a good bit has
> been written about *The Prince and the Pauper*, there seems to be no
> broader survey of Twain and the Tudors.
>
>
>
> Having written about the Tudors in popular culture and read extensively in
> Twain=E2=80=99s corpus, I am in the early stages of writing such a study. 
> I=
> have
> contacted the Huntington Library, the Mark Twain Papers and Project at the
> University of California at Berkeley, and several online Twain sites, and 
> I
> have begun compiling a bibliography.
>
> However, I will be most grateful for any suggestions that list members may
> have. Thanks!
>
> Bill
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> William B. Robison, PhD
> Department Head / Professor of History
> Department of History and Political Science
> Southeastern Louisiana University
> SLU 10895
> Hammond LA 70402
> 985-549-2109 phone
> 985-549-2012 fax
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> Check out *The Tudors on Film and Television*, by Sue Parrill and William
> B. Robison (McFarland 2013) and the interactive website,
> http://www.tudorsonfilm.com/.
>
> History teaches students to read intelligently, think analytically, write
> clearly, accurately assess past trends, rationally predict future
> developments, and understand the real world. Now *that** *is
> workforce-ready!
>
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