Only 100 copies of 1601 were printed I understand -- as a gift for friends. 

On Apr 6, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Hal Bush wrote:

> Mark Twain and John Bull, by Howard Baetzhold.
> 
> also:  you probably already have run across this, but if not:  check out
> MT's burlesque called 1601.  Among other highlights is its repeated denials
> of passing gas.  That's Uncle Mark!
> 
> -hb
> 
> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:36 AM, William Robison
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> 
>> 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
>> --=20
>> 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
>> [log in to unmask]
>> http://www.selu.edu/acad_research/depts/hist_ps/index.html
>> 
>> 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!
>> 
>> "A young horse is fast, but an old horse knows what's going on." =E2=80=93
>> =
>> Muddy
>> Waters
>> 
>> Free =D0=9F=D1=83=D1=81=D1=81=D0=B8 =D0=A0=D0=B0=D0=B9=D0=BE=D1=82!
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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> Professor of English
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