Robert, Add NEVER THE TWAIN by Kirk Mitchell to the list of excellent books in which SLC appears as a character. [Ace, 1987; ISBN: 0-441-56973-0]; >From the back cover: "It was all very simple . . . well, sort of, All Howard Hart had to do was go back in time and make sure that Mark Twain's literary career fizzled out. Why? Because Howard is the last living descendant of the obscure novelist Bret Harte, and he's convinced that with just a little help, Harte and not Twain will become wealthy and respected. And that would leave Howard heir to literary immortality. But along the way Howard encounters some problems. The Civil War, the Gold Rush, and a ravishing young lady of pleasure--to name a few. And suddenly time traveling just isn't what it used to be . . . and neither is history." I haven't been able to find anything about the author who signs as "Fr. Kirk Mitchell, SJ; University of San Francisco." The book is out of print and Ace pulped their inventory. You can probably find it in the sci- fi section in a used book shop. Of related interest: Both Harte and Clemens make a six page appearance in Gore Vidal's _1876_ (beginning on page 280). Kevin B.