http://www.marktwainproject.org/about_absample.shtml, originally placed
online as a preview before we published AutoMT1, says in part,

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For some of his sharpest barbs, Mark Twain recommended a period of 500
years before publication, as indicated by this handwritten note: “Not to
be exposed to any eye until the edition of a.d. 2406. SLC” (20 June 1906).
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This long-sightedness is not a new conceit; for example, Henry of
Huntingdon, a twelfth-century English historiographer, wrote an epilogue
to one text which addresses potential readers of the year 2135 CE.

Best,
Sharon Goetz

On Thu, 8 Nov 2012, Andrew Dickson wrote:
> I remember reading that Twain didn't want part two out till like 500
> years after his death or something crazy
>


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