He said it was because her characters were unlikable. - B. Clay Shannon From: Peter Salwen <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 10:45 AM Subject: Jane Ausren Today's NYT Book Review is teeming with Jane Austen bicentennial stuff, which brings to mind a question I've always meant to ponder sometime: what's the reason for Twain's violent, near-pathological animus against the woman? I've never understood it, and I wonder if any Forum members have any thoughts on the subject. -- Pete Salwen