In Harriet Smith's intro to Vol. I of the actual Autobiography, she describes Neider's methods in the brief terms they deserve, with a few more follow-up references. Let's hope to be hovering round in 2099 when the actual Autobiography (in which Ben's name figures prominently!) is named one of the 100 most important books of the 21st century. ________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Dave Davis <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2024 12:09 PM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [External] Charles Neider, editorial reputation? Blasphemy! ;-) DDD On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 12:08 PM Paul Kleven <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > As I recall, he enthusiastically cut passages that he considered extraneous > from the last third of his edition of Huck Finn, stating the percentage of > words he had cut from each chapter. > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 7:02 AM Dave Davis <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Singularly informative essay, Barbara! Thanks > > > > > > DDD > > >