If anyone can answer this , can they write to Sam direectly (he's not a list member), with maybe a copy for the list for those who are interested. Cheers. Pete The query is this: some time ago I remember reading a reference to Twain's childhood recollections of galvanic experiments performed before crowds, in which electricity was applied to corpses... Does this ring any bells? Any idea where I could find it? Etc. Any thoughts welcome. Many thanks. Best, Sam. -- Dr. Sam Halliday Lecturer in Nineteenth-century American Literature School of English and Drama Queen Mary, University of London London E1 4NS [log in to unmask]