Two editions that may be of interest —

The Library of America edition MISSISSIPPI WRITINGS with notes by Guy
Cardwell (1982).

The Penguin American Library LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, editor John Seelye
and introduction by James Cox (1984).

There is no University of California Press edition. Allan Bates (who had
written a dissertation on Mark Twain and the Mississippi River) was
scheduled to edit the Iowa-California Press edition in the early 70s but
that publishing project never reached fruition.

Barb

On Wednesday, August 11, 2021, Michael Torregrossa, Medieval in Popular
Culture <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Quick question, I think.
>
> Is there a standard or critical edition of *Life on the Mississippi* in
> print? Something that should be cited in scholarship on the text.
>
> I'm working on a project related to Civil War-era Arthuriana (mostly
> Moncure Conway), and Twain's discussion of the South and chivalry seems
> very useful.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael Torregrossa
>
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