There's an article on Twain and Wilde in the MT ENCYCLOPEDIA. If memory serves, while Twain occasionally made disparaging comments on him, Clara recalled a pleasant evening when the two writers met and shared conversation. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 11:12 AM Subject: Re: Dandies Wes, Perhaps this dandy is too obvious, but I do like Oscar Wilde's Algernon in "The Importance of Being Earnest." Speaking of Wilde and Twain, what did Twain think of Wilde--a parody of his name is used in "The Man that Corrupeted Hadleyburg"? Art Tegger