The MT Forum needs a reviewer for the following collection:

     Louis J. Budd (ed.), _Mark Twain: Collected Tales, Sketches,
          Speeches, and Essays_ (New York: Library of America, 1992).
          Vol. 1 (1852-1890), 1076 pp., ISBN 0-940450-36-4.  Vol. 2
          (1891-1910), 1050 pp., ISBN 0-940450-73-9.  $35 each volume.

The publisher describes it thus:

     This landmark collection--the most dependable and by far the
     fullest ever published--includes over 270 pieces, arranged
     chronologically, spanning 58 years, from sketches published when he
     was sixteen in Hannibal, Missouri, to the stories, tall tales,
     speeches, maxims, and other writings that brought him international
     renown.  Alongside popular favorites and familiar classics are gems
     to be rediscovered--like the startlingly topical sketches on
     everything from clothing fashions to presidential elections.  These
     volumes based on the University of California editions include a
     detailed note on the texts, a chronology of Twain's life, notes,
     and index.

The reviewer should ideally have some familiarity with similar editions,
such as _Early Tales and Sketches_ (U of California, 2 vols. to date) and
the editions by Charles Neider, which include _The Complete Short Stories
of MT_, _The Complete Humorous Sketches and Tales of MT_, _The Complete
Essays of MT_, and _The Outrageous MT_.

Book reviews on the Forum should be of publishable quality, and the
deadline for posting your review would be two months after your receipt of
the books.  If you would like to review this collection for the MT Forum,
please send me your snail-mail address where the books should be sent.
Also, if there are reasons why you feel you would be a good reviewer for
this collection, feel free to let me know.

Taylor Roberts
University of British Columbia