Hmmm... "met" should probably read "first exchanged letters with" They exchanged letters when Paine was writing his Nast bio. But they also met at a dinner about that same time, and I don't recall which came first-- but I think the dinner, while Nast was still alive, before Paine had begun his work on the bio. Kevin @ Mac Donnell Rare Books 9307 Glenlake Drive Austin TX 78730 512-345-4139 Member: ABAA, ILAB ************************* You may browse our books at www.macdonnellrarebooks.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Mac Donnell" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:58 PM Subject: Re: Mark Twain and Thomas Nast? > Paine met Twain when researching Nast's biography, and the story goes that > Twain chose Paine as his own biographer on the basis of seeing Paine's > work > on Nast. I have the copy of Paine's Nast bio inscribed by Paine to Twain > in > Dec 1905 with a few notes by Twain, and a letter laid from some stranger > sending Twain a drawing by Nast (the drawing is long gone). I think Twain > suggested Nast as illustrator of THE GILDED AGE but Bliss declined. I have > Nast's inscribed copy of THE INNOCENTS ABROAD. > > I assume they smoked hasheesh together and that is actually Thomas Nast > handing Clara her hat in the film. > > Kevin > @ > Mac Donnell Rare Books > 9307 Glenlake Drive > Austin TX 78730 > 512-345-4139 > Member: ABAA, ILAB > ************************* > You may browse our books at > www.macdonnellrarebooks.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Laura Trombley" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 1:12 PM > Subject: Mark Twain and Thomas Nast? > > >> Anyone aware of letters exchanged between Mark Twain and Thomas Nast? Or >> an= >> y other connection between the two? >> >> >> >> Thank you for your feedback. >> >> >> >> Laura >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3222/6655 - Release Date: 09/11/13 >> > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3222/6655 - Release Date: 09/11/13 >