Hamlin Hill, _MT: God's Fool_ (pp. 268, 296) quotes the letter from a photocopy at MTP: "I think on general principles it is a mistake to let any one else write about Mark Twain, as long as we can prevent it.... As soon as this is begun (writing about him at all, I mean) the Mark Twain that we have 'preserved'--the Mark Twain that we knew, the traditional Mark Twain--will begin to fade and change, and with that process the Harper Mark Twain property will depreciate." On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 9:03 PM, Dave Davis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I'd like to see that, too. I suffer from Painimosity. > > DDD > > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Mary Eden <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > On 1 August, 1926, Paine wrote a letter to Harper's indicating it would > be > > a mistake to let anyone else write about Twain. I have been unable to > > discover the location of that letter. Do any of you happen to know where > it > > may be found? I'd sure appreciate your help. > > > > Mary > > > > > > Mary Eden > > >