Lloyd J Grant wrote: > The public library here in Lakeland, Fl. is essentially supported by public > donations and leaves a lot to be desired in terms of selection ( ie. there > are less than ten books on the shelves with Mark Twains name on them). The > saving grace is that there is an inter-library loan system in place; it is > cumbersome, but works well if one has the patience to employ it. I am > currently awaiting the arrival of " Letters From The Earth". I have not > looked in the reference section to see if Mr. Rasmussens' tome is on hand. > I guarantee that it will be on my "shopping list" on my next visit. I often forget the public library since I buy so many books. If you do buy books, the Rasmussen has been available for some time from Hamilton Books at a very reasonable price. (There is a web site, probably, Hamilton Books.com, but you have to order by mail.) You'll love this one for the tons of information in a single place, and there are synopses of every one of Twain's books, chapter-by-chapter which are very useful in looking up things misplaced by a fuzzy memory. David ***