N.B.: I am posting the following information on behalf of Bruce Michaelson. --K.B. For additional information, see: http://www.bbcknowledgemagazine.com/this-issue.php ~~~~~ The April 2010 issue of Knowledge, published by the British Broadcasting Company, features Mark Twain on the front cover and an article by Twain scholar Peter Messent, of the University of Nottingham. The article, called "Mark Twain: Did America Let Him Down?" reviews the life - especially the later years - and notes that Twain's 'approach to issues of race and nationhood was far more cosmopolitan, relativistic, and liberal than the vast majority of his contemporaries.' There's also a 'For & Against' face-off between Shelley Fisher Fishkin and Paul Giles on the question 'Was Mark Twain America's Most Important Novelist?' Be sure to check your library for a copy of this very interesting material.' --Bruce Michelson