Did Carkeet use a ouija board? That was Twain's preferred method of making his presence known. I've been reminded off-list that he came back in 1982 and wrote yet another entire book, and again in the 1990s to write a dedication (a sign he may be slowing down?). These may be questionable since no ouija boards were involved. I hate to say it, but the quality of his writing has really deteriorated since he died. That may explain why scholars ignore them. The editors at MTP share this deplorable prejudice as well, including among his posthumous works only those things he wrote BEFORE he died. Now, I ask you, what's posthumous about that? 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: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 8:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: How Mark Twain’s ghost almost set off the copyrigh t battle of the century | Fusion >Dead ever since? How can you so disparage David Carkeet's "I Been There >Before"? Exactly what I was thinking! (But I couldn't remember the title.) -- Bob G.