Hi, Twain lovers! I've just joined this list and feel that I should introduce myself. I have no pretensions about scholarship--I am merely an avid reader. I read everything, even the TV guide and the Sudbury Star (local joke), but I find that some old favourites never fail me. Dickens and Twain are among these favourites, not to mention Conrad and...oh, well. It was my pleasure, from 1966-68, to read Twain in the reading room of the British Museum. The edition I read every day was an autographed deluxe edition. The BM shelved this edition with the regular collection. The set was not in the rare book room. I guess the brits considered Twain to be an upstart American writer with no lasting appeal. SLC still appeals to me. Huck Finn, Pudd'nhead Wilson--who can name a favourite? I look forward to learning from you all. Richard