Harold - The ms is held by MT Papers. If I remember correctly, it was written as a response to an attempt to ban "Leaves of Grass" specifically. It exposes the absurdity of banning ribald modern work against a background of respected, yet more ribald, classic works. The relative dates are not in my head at the moment, but I wonder if WW's Controversy inspired Twain's "1601." On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Harold Bush wrote: > 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> Alan Kitty 609-219-9339 [log in to unmask] www.marktwainslaststand.com