Susan, if you or anyone else would like a galley of my kids' book featuring Twain, out 12 February, I have two left to give away. 
The Case of the Deadly Desperados
Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.carolinelawrence.com
London, England


> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 17:02:08 +0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Reminder: ALS 2011
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 
> Dear John,
> 
> Buon Ani, as they were saying in Rome when I left on Sunday.  I hope the ye=
> ar treats you well.
> 
> Re ALS: are you interested in depictions of Twain in works of fiction?  I'm=
>  deeply into John Sayles' novel A Moment in the Sun, a Dos-Passos-like depi=
> ction of the events of 1899 (the Wilmington riots and the gold-rush in Alas=
> ka, as well as Cuba & the Philippines).  He has a short chapter or two that=
>  feature Twain as The Humorist, making comments about U.S. empire.  It's ki=
> nd of like the Twain glimpses on Star-Trek some years ago.
> 
> I can't send them to you b/c I have the book on Kindle, but I can tell you =
> where to find them if you are interested.  Best,  --s
> 
> Susan K. Harris
> 
> Hall Professor of American Literature
> 
> University of Kansas
> 
> Author of God's Arbiters: Americans and the Philippines, 1898-1902
> 
> ________________________________________
> From: Mark Twain Forum [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of John Bird [birdj1@PE=
> OPLEPC.COM]
> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 3:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Reminder: ALS 2011
> 
> Happy New Year, Twainiacs! I hope 2012 treats us all well.
> 
> I wanted to post a reminder that I will be writing the Mark Twain chapter
> for American Literary Scholarship 2011, taking over that task for our late
> and lamented friend, Michael Kiskis. Please send me information about
> articles or books related to Mark Twain that were published in 2011.  Bette=
> r
> yet, send me offprints of articles, and have your publisher send me your
> Twain book. Here is my contact information:
> 
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> 
> School snail mail address:
> John Bird
> Department of English
> 250 Bancroft Hall
> Winthrop University
> Rock Hill, SC 29733
> 
> Thank you! Despite the daunting nature of this task, I am looking forward t=
> o
> it. BTW, I am currently reading Hal Holbrook's autobiography, which had a
> pretty scathing review that someone recently posted a link to on the Forum.
> I am about halfway through, and even though he is not to "Mark Twain
> Tonight!" yet, and thus the Twain content is minimal so far, I am finding i=
> t
> to be very interesting and well-written. I can hear Hal Holbrook's voice in
> my head--which for me, is pretty much Mark Twain's voice...
> 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> John Bird
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