Hi, Susan. Sounds like a wonderful project!

I thought you might be interested in the following -- a note I sent around
last fall about a local (NYC) Twain-related event.

Last November's talk wasn't directly on point for you, but Strathcarron
also mentioned that he was planning a similar cruise & book on Twain's
1895-96 travels -- which does sound like something you may want to look
into.

  -- Pete

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Re: Something special for Mark Twain fans:

Ian Macpherson, Lord Strathcarron, author of "Innocence and War: Mark
Twain's Holy Land Revisitd" will give a lecture and book signing Nov. 15at
the English-Speaking Union of New York, 144 East 39th Street. (Details at
http://www.esuus.org/newyork/news/lord_strathcarron_innocence_and/)

As you likely know, Mark Twain’s travels through the Middle East as a
tourist aboard the luxury cruiser Quaker City in 1867 provided the fodder
for *The Innocents Abroad,* his first best-seller. In 2010 Lord
Strathcarron, a British travel writer, yachtsman and journalist who spent
ten years in Asia working for Time-Life and as a freelance foreign
correspondent, retraced Twain's original route through what is now Lebanon,
Syria, Israel and the West Bank/Palestine on his sailing yacht *Vasco da
Gama*.

*Innocence and War,* the first volume of Strathcarron's Mark Twain travel
trilogy (www.twaintraveler.com), reports on how the region has (and hasn’t)
changed over the intervening 143 years. His talk will be enriched with
maps, photographs and excerpts from both writers’ books, which share a
humorously sardonic view of "the unholy mess that is the Holy Land."
Reservations by phone (212-818-1200 ext. 244) or email ([log in to unmask]).

The English-Speaking Union is a non-profit educational organization focused
on English language and culture, headquartered in New York City, with 70
branches throughout the United States and ESU offices in 55 countries.
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*From:* "Harris, Susan Kumin" <[log in to unmask]>
*To:* [log in to unmask]
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:34 PM
*Subject:* Following the Equator Trip

Dear Forum Members,
As some of you know, I have a project going that focuses on Twain=92s trip =
around the world=97the lecture tour that eventuated in Following the Equato=
r.  I am contemplating a couple of trips following in his footsteps=97espec=
ially to Australia and New Zealand (and maybe Tasmania), and to India.
I am writing to ask those of you who may be knowledgeable about these areas=
if you know of any particular archives that may hold unpublished Twain mat=
erials and/or if there are colleges or universities that you know of that h=
ave faculty particularly interested in Twain.  If I do this trip, would be =
eager to make contacts among locals.
Thank you for any help you can give me!  --Susan Harris



Susan K. Harris

Hall Professor of American Literature

University of Kansas

Author of God's Arbiters: Americans and the Philippines, 1898-1902*
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