To Hal’s question: Gone With the Wind, Yes. Uncle Tom’s Cabin, No. If there's been a prominent movie or television adaptation of the novel, it’s probably on this list. See THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, JURASSIC PARK, GAME OF THRONES, THE GODFATHER, THE MARTIAN, etc. > On Aug 22, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > FYI > > 1.) Twain is represented on the list, by Tom Sawyer, and no author is represented by more than one work. If they were, I imagine Huck would’ve been included. So the question is really about the superiority of Huck Finn over Tom Sawyer as “America’s Best-Loved Novel.” > > 2.) The 100 novels were chosen, according to PBS, via “a demographically representative national survey conducted by YouGov.” I haven’t looked at the details of how the survey was conducted, but protesting Huckleberry Finn’s exclusion is tantamount to protesting the poor taste of the American populace. I mean, E. L. James is on this list and Henry James is not. The Notebook is in, but not The Scarlet Letter. I don’t think PBS is making any claims about quality, historical influence, etc. It is about what Americans are actually reading in 2018. > >> On Aug 22, 2018, at 8:36 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >> Dear Friends: >> >> >> I got this email overnight and had not really thought much about the questi= >> on/issue. Any thoughts out there??? Discuss . . . . >> >> >> Subject:"Great" American Reads >> >> >> Dear Dr. Bush, >> >> I write to inquire if any Mark Twain scholars or societies have mounted a p= >> rotest against PBS for omitting The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from its= >> =93Great American Read=94 programming and to volunteer my assistance if po= >> ssible. >> I am a former secondary school English teacher and a current Jonathan Swift= >> scholar. >> >> Thank you. >> >> Patrice J. Smith >> Gettysburg >> >> >> >> >> Dr. Hal Bush >> >> Dept. of English >> >> Saint Louis University >> >> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> 314-977-3616 >> >> http://halbush.com >> >> author website: halbush.com >