There were supposedly a number of Edison wax cylinders, I think destroyed in a warehouse fire. I'm sure others with better knowledge will chime in. Sure would like to hear just ten seconds of one of them! John Bird -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Harris, Susan Kumin Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 6:42 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Twain Recording? Today a colleague asked me if there were any extant recordings of Twain's v= oice, and I realized that I have a memory of someone talking about an Ediso= n recording--but also that it may have been destroyed. Can someone set me = straight on this? Thank you! --susan harris Susan K. Harris Hall Professor of American Literature University of Kansas Author of God's Arbiters: Americans and the Philippines, 1898-1902