There is no need for forgiveness in the recognition of an extraordinarily detailed and positive review done on this aspect of Mark Twain Studies outside of the Forum or a Twain publication.
We can all be humbly happy and proud of a job well done and properly recognized by this academic authority.
Very good news is very good news, pure and simple.
We’re not the only ones who believe that in the words of one of my Twain class students, “Mark Twain is like water because he is for everybody!"

John Pascal

> On Feb 10, 2017, at 8:17 PM, Kent Rasmussen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I hope members of the Forum will forgive me for posting this link to the 
> review of _Mark Twain and Youth_ appearing in the current issue of the 
> _Irish Journal of American Studies_. It's the most substantial review of 
> our book I've seen and one of the most substantial reviews of any book 
> on Mark Twain I've ever seen outside the Forum or a Mark Twain 
> publication. I especially wish to bring this review to the attention of 
> the book's 25 contributors, most of whom are members of the Forum. 
> Others may wish to read the review, too. I especially commend to your 
> attention the reviewer's remarks about Hal Holbrook's foreword that 
> appear at the top of the review.
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/jrpqv4j