Yes, it is in Kaplan--also under the "Edison" entry in Rasmussens' MARK TWAIN A TO Z. Twain met Edison--went out to his laboratory to try sound recording as a labor-saving technique for writing, I believe. Meryem Ersoz University of Oregon 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. >