How about Mark Twain reading Orion's autobiography aloud, and commenting as he goes along? Paine apparently lost it at Grand Central Station, or it was stolen there. Don't bother checking --I checked their Lost & Found. 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: Hal Bush Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 2:54 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Twain film redux the voice would be pretty cool, indeed. But for reading: how about Orion's missing Autobiography?? here is what Howells said, after reading it: *"It wrung my heart . . . the writer's soul is laid too bare: it is shocking."* - William Dean Howells, 14 June 1880 --hb On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Henry Sweets < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > To pick a day - I'd go for the afternoon that he spent touring Hannibal in > 1902 and reminisced about his childhood days with John RoBards. Having > them > filmed atop Cardiff Hill pointing to the town and recalling events from > their past would be wonderful. > > Henry Sweets > > Henry Sweets, Executive Director > Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum > 120 North Main Street > Hannibal MO 63401 > 573-221-9010 extension 405 > -- 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>