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= wain/ [https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/audiobook-m= ark-twain-01-lamano-studio-photography-animation-cgi-character-design-craft= -illustration-post-production-1-e1510775155945.jpg]<https://www.theparisrev= iew.org/blog/2018/01/09/impossibility-knowing-mark-twain/> The Impossibility of Knowing Mark Twain<https://www.theparisreview.org/blog= /2018/01/09/impossibility-knowing-mark-twain/> www.theparisreview.org Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was the architect of his own impr= 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