I am so grateful to hear of this, thanks. I know many of you recall that haunted evening up on the hillside at Quarry Farm, when Hal #1 (Holbrook) told the story of his encounter with Nina in an alcoholic haze. There are remnants of this well-known episode among Twainiacs of Hal's moving tale, and here is one place it's been recorded for posterity... http://quarryfarm2009.blogspot.com/ [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UuXVz3ayTyQ/SocQb1yRcTI/AAAAAAAAABU/sVhWgr2sHdU/s320/IMG_0097.JPG1zS%02]<http://quarryfarm2009.blogspot.com/> Hal Holbrook at Quarry Farm<http://quarryfarm2009.blogspot.com/> Joe Csicsila lighting Hal Holbrook's Cigar. There are moments in one's life that you know you will tell stories about for years--maybe 5 or 10 or even 20--but there are few stories you know, at the time, that you will tell for the rest of your life. quarryfarm2009.blogspot.com Dr. Hal Bush Professor of English & Director of the Undergraduate Program Saint Louis University [log in to unmask] 314-977-3616 http://halbush.com author website: halbush.com ________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Connie Ann Kirk <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 11:12 AM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Nina's Lost Diary This story of Nina -- and one devoted scholar's exploration and experience of her younger life, writing, and spirit -- is lovely and more lovely. Thank you, Alan Rankin. ~Connie Ann Kirk, Ph.D. On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 10:04 AM Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > As many of you know, the story of Sam and Livy’s granddaughter, Nina > Gabrilowitsch, is a tragic one. Few have captured that tragedy so well as > Alan Rankin, as he writes about the decades he spent trying to unravel the > mystery of her “lost diary,” which he stumbled upon in 1992. I recommend > keeping some tissues at the ready for this one: > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://marktwainstudies.com/finding-the-lost-diary-of-mark-twains-granddaughter-nina-gabrilowitsch/__;!euKmGKuCglU!fsQSc4xHEc95SEUMQETRB24L7RbU-cdo70Tg4SSf4zQXFLyARlS8CsmnAdUv0Q$ > < > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://marktwainstudies.com/finding-the-lost-diary-of-mark-twains-granddaughter-nina-gabrilowitsch/__;!euKmGKuCglU!fsQSc4xHEc95SEUMQETRB24L7RbU-cdo70Tg4SSf4zQXFLyARlS8CsmnAdUv0Q$ > > > > *************** > Matt Seybold > Assistant Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies > Elmira College > Editor, https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://MarkTwainStudies.org__;!euKmGKuCglU!fsQSc4xHEc95SEUMQETRB24L7RbU-cdo70Tg4SSf4zQXFLyARlS8CslbIglhOA$ > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://MattSeybold.com__;!euKmGKuCglU!fsQSc4xHEc95SEUMQETRB24L7RbU-cdo70Tg4SSf4zQXFLyARlS8CsloFyZ2eg$ >
