Thanks, Barbs, for sharing your information & reflections. Sounds like an irresistible "new" resource. *_________________________________* *Peter Salwen /* salwen.com *114 W 86, NYC 10024 | 917-620-5371* On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 2:25 PM Barbara Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I agree with Taylor that Leary’s memoir as told to Mary Lawton is an > extremely valuable contribution to Twain studies. I use a digitized copy > of this book for word searching to overcome the lack of an index. I do have > an entry for Mary Lawton in my online Memorial Roster of Twain writers, > editors, and scholars. She was born July 21, 1869 in Ware, Massachusetts > and died January 21, 1945 in Orangeburg, NY. She studied at the American > Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her other books included _Schumann-Heink, the > Last of the Titans_ (1928) and _The Paderewski Memoirs_ (1938). > > I have not seen the new edition of Lawton’s book but would hope that it > features all the illustrations of the original. > > Barb >