Twain himself made wax cylinder recordings in some of his dictations early in the century; but the people I have heard speak about it say all have been lost. ______________________________________________________________________________ DAVID TOMLINSON English Department U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis, MD 21402-5044 Phone: (410) 293-6236 FAX: (410) 293-3225 E-MAIL: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________________ On Fri, 26 Apr 1996, JOHN H. DAVIS wrote: > In response to the query from Joseph T. Adams whetherrecordings from > ever made of Mark Twain's voice, I recall reading or hearing that two > had been made but that, unfortunately, both were wax recordings and > both had melted. Perhaps I saw this in Justin Kaplan's book or in > something about Hal Holbrook's performances. In any event, here it > is for whatever it's worth. >