Really? That's an intriguing tidbit, never heard about that one... Alan; or anyone -- have you read that essay? and if so: what's the context of MT's coverage of WW? -hb On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 10:25 PM, Alan Gribben <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Twain showed familiarity with the controversy about his verse in a n= > ever-completed essay written around 1880. > -- Harold K. Bush, Ph.D Professor of English Saint Louis University St. Louis, MO 63108 314-977-3616 (w); 314-771-6795 (h) <www.slu.edu/x23809.xml>