In a message dated 96-01-04 23:37:59 EST, you write: >I don't necessarily remember What Is Man as being that dark but I too really >enjoyed it. >Is there a standard to judge work as generally dark or not. > > The Dark Years of Twain are considered to be during the years that his daughter(s) and wife died. "What is Man?" is a work from that period. Rob McMonigal