John W. Young wrote: > I know that this question is not related to Twain in the strictest sense, > but can anyone point me to a verifiable date by which John Steinbeck read > _Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_? I know that Steinbeck _did_ read the > book, but I really need to know _when_ In his comments on the demise of Twain scholar Pascal Covici Jr., Wesley Britton noted, in the _M.T.Circular_, that Covici's second literary love was perhaps Steinbeck. You might look at Covici's work to see if he ever answered your question. And yes, I think questions of Twain's influence on other authors are related in the strictest sense to this Forum's purpose. larry marshburne [log in to unmask]