Hey, Scott - I've got a draft paper on Cairo in literary history somewhere in my files. I will try to dig it out at some point, but I thought you might like to know, in addition to Dickens and Twain, Cairo plays a significant role in writings by Melville (*The Confidence-Man*) and Emerson (letters) as well. *Matt Seybold, PhD* Associate Professor of American Literature & Mark Twain Studies Scholar-in-Residence, Center for Mark Twain Studies Editor, MarkTwainStudies.org Host, The American Vandal Podcast <https://marktwainstudies.com/the-american-vandal-podcast/> Peterson Chapel Vestry, Cowles Hall [log in to unmask] MattSeybold.com <https://www.elmira.edu/> On Sun, Sep 4, 2022 at 11:47 AM Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have attempted a bit of an essay on Cairo, Illinois, prompted by some > feedback I received on my Twain's Geography entry for this location. Of > particular interest to Twain enthusiasts is the relationship between > Charles Dickens and Mark Twain. https://bscottholmes.com/node/1902 I'm > not sure what I want to do with this so I posted it to my personal website. > > -- > /Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado/ >