Hi everybody: When not raking paper from one desk to another as a university administrator, I moonlight as an MA student here at Boston University's Editorial Institute. My subject? Studying/criticizing/annotating/editing a selection of the essays collected in Twain's "How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays" (first published in 1897). I guess my first question to the group would be: does anyone know of current research being conducted by anyone on this particular book, or on this period in Twain's life (before and after his bankruptcy during the 1890s)? My second question relates to the subject heading. At some point this spring I must defend my research to date, and my directors would appreciate the opinion of a scholar outside of Boston University, but preferably not outside of greater Boston (of relevant Twain credentials, or at least Twain acumen), to positively criticize my work with an editorial (not literary) perspective. They need not read word for word from title page to bibliography, but rather get a sense of the piece and provide their insight to developments. To date we've been frustrated by the lack of Boston-based scholars who specifically state "Twain" in their research interests. I'm told Justin Kaplan lives in Cambridge, but without leads or introductions his contact information cannot be obtained from the world wide web. To be honest, I'm not exactly at the stage of desperation, but headlines must catch the eye, and hopefully I caught yours. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Alex Effgen