Yes, it is in Kaplan--also under the "Edison" entry in Rasmussens' MARK
TWAIN A TO Z. Twain met Edison--went out to his laboratory to try sound
recording as a labor-saving technique for writing, I believe.

Meryem Ersoz
University of Oregon

On Fri, 26 Apr 1996, JOHN H. DAVIS wrote:

> In response to the query from Joseph T. Adams whetherrecordings from
> ever made of Mark Twain's voice, I recall reading or hearing that two
> had been made but that, unfortunately, both were wax recordings and
> both had melted.  Perhaps I saw this in Justin Kaplan's book or in
> something about Hal Holbrook's performances.  In any event, here it
> is for whatever it's worth.
>