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Michael Patrick Hearn <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:39:57 -0800
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Late nineteenth century newspapers were full of comparisons between Tom and
Huck and kids who ran way from home.  They blamed the phenomenon on reading
Twain's books.  Before that they blamed it on dime novels.

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