I just ordered Volume I of Gary Scharnhorst's new biography of Twain. Publication due date is March 30, 2018, but Amazon is accepting pre-orders. Kay Frost On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 10:35 AM, Gregg Camfield <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Definitely makes me want to read more. And, Gary, the fact that you begin > = > by announcing the impossibility of your task shows that you've got a bit > of= > Twain in you yourself. > > G > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Hal Bush > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 7:25 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: excerpt from Scharnhorst bio > > Here's a good one, from Paris Review, by the illustrious Gary S.: > > > https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/01/09/ > impossibility-knowing-mark-t= > =3D > wain/ > > [https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/ > 2017/11/audiobook-m= > =3D > ark-twain-01-lamano-studio-photography-animation-cgi- > character-design-craft= > =3D > -illustration-post-production-1-e1510775155945.jpg]<https:// > www.theparisrev= > =3D > iew.org/blog/2018/01/09/impossibility-knowing-mark-twain/> > > The Impossibility of Knowing Mark Twain<https://www. > theparisreview.org/blog= > =3D > /2018/01/09/impossibility-knowing-mark-twain/> > www.theparisreview.org > Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was the architect of his own > impr= > =3D essive literary reputation. > > > > > Dr. Hal Bush > > Dept. of English > > Saint Louis University > > [log in to unmask] > > 314-977-3616 > > http://halbush.com > > author website: halbush.com >