http://www.marktwainproject.org/about_absample.shtml, originally placed online as a preview before we published AutoMT1, says in part, == For some of his sharpest barbs, Mark Twain recommended a period of 500 years before publication, as indicated by this handwritten note: “Not to be exposed to any eye until the edition of a.d. 2406. SLC” (20 June 1906). == This long-sightedness is not a new conceit; for example, Henry of Huntingdon, a twelfth-century English historiographer, wrote an epilogue to one text which addresses potential readers of the year 2135 CE. Best, Sharon Goetz On Thu, 8 Nov 2012, Andrew Dickson wrote: > I remember reading that Twain didn't want part two out till like 500 > years after his death or something crazy > -- Digital Publications Manager, Mark Twain Papers & Project http://www.marktwainproject.org/ http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/MTP/ http://twitter.com/mtpo