Only 100 copies of 1601 were printed I understand -- as a gift for friends. On Apr 6, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Hal Bush wrote: > Mark Twain and John Bull, by Howard Baetzhold. > > also: you probably already have run across this, but if not: check out > MT's burlesque called 1601. Among other highlights is its repeated denials > of passing gas. That's Uncle Mark! > > -hb > > On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:36 AM, William Robison > <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> I am seeking the advice of list members about a new project related to Mark >> Twain and the Tudors. >> >> >> >> I am a Professor of History and Head of the Department of History and >> Political Science at Southeastern Louisiana University. My principal area >> of expertise is Tudor England, and my most recent publication, co-authored >> with Sue Parrill, is a book titled *The Tudors on Film and Television* >> (McFarland >> 2013), about which you can learn more at www.tudorsonfilm.com. >> >> >> >> I have been interested for a long time in Mark Twain=E2=80=99s fascination >> = >> with the >> Tudors and the manner in which he depicts them, most obviously in *The >> Prince and the Pauper*, *1601*, Tom Sawyer=E2=80=99s hilarious butchering >> o= >> f >> history in *Huckleberry Finn*, and his observations about Shakespeare, but >> also in comments sprinkled through other writings. Although a good bit has >> been written about *The Prince and the Pauper*, there seems to be no >> broader survey of Twain and the Tudors. >> >> >> >> Having written about the Tudors in popular culture and read extensively in >> Twain=E2=80=99s corpus, I am in the early stages of writing such a study. >> I= >> have >> contacted the Huntington Library, the Mark Twain Papers and Project at the >> University of California at Berkeley, and several online Twain sites, and I >> have begun compiling a bibliography. >> >> However, I will be most grateful for any suggestions that list members may >> have. Thanks! >> >> Bill >> --=20 >> William B. Robison, PhD >> Department Head / Professor of History >> Department of History and Political Science >> Southeastern Louisiana University >> SLU 10895 >> Hammond LA 70402 >> 985-549-2109 phone >> 985-549-2012 fax >> [log in to unmask] >> http://www.selu.edu/acad_research/depts/hist_ps/index.html >> >> Check out *The Tudors on Film and Television*, by Sue Parrill and William >> B. Robison (McFarland 2013) and the interactive website, >> http://www.tudorsonfilm.com/. >> >> History teaches students to read intelligently, think analytically, write >> clearly, accurately assess past trends, rationally predict future >> developments, and understand the real world. Now *that** *is >> workforce-ready! >> >> "A young horse is fast, but an old horse knows what's going on." =E2=80=93 >> = >> Muddy >> Waters >> >> Free =D0=9F=D1=83=D1=81=D1=81=D0=B8 =D0=A0=D0=B0=D0=B9=D0=BE=D1=82! >> > > > > -- > Prof. Harold K. Bush > Professor of English > 3800 Lindell > 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