It's a mixture.  I would say that you would be surprised how many followers
have actually read Twain, but I do think it's about a 60/40 split between
people who got into Twain through TV/Movies vs. the actual books.  But
honestly, the fact that this exists on tumblr blew my mind.  So many
'kids'/young adults are contributing fan-art and getting a chance to read
passages and quotes from Twain.  I think it's awesome.



On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Alan Kitty <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I wonder if Twain is being absorbed or simply dictated and barely
> understood=
> . I've been gathering evidence suggesting the latter is true.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 21, 2013, at 2:23 PM, Arianne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I looked.  Always fun to see how Twain is
> > still of interest.  THANKS.
> > Arianne
> >=20
> > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Andrew Dickson <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:=
>
> >=20
> >> So I'm not exactly old but I'm not exactly "Tumblr age" (13-17) either.
> >> However there is a really awesome Tumblr I follow focused around Mark
> >> Twain.  There is a heavy influence of Anime on this Tumblr (which I find
> >> rather tasteless), due to the age range of this following growing up
> >> alongside an Anime adaptation of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
> >>=20
> >> If you are curious how Mark Twain is being absorbed by today's youth,
> tak=
> e
> >> a visit.  Overall, it's a delight:
> >>=20
> >> http://huckyeahmarktwain.tumblr.com/
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Arianne Laidlaw A '58
>