Just for everyone's information, my email to which Sue evidently responded to (see below), was intended as a footnote or concurrent statement to Gary's--this is obvious, I think. So--how about twinship in _Mysterious Stranger_? On Thu, 5 Mar 1998, Sue Harris wrote: > My message was not in regard to Gary Henrickson's comments. He has a > right > to his opinions as well as anyone else. > > I would be very happy to read what "anyone" has to say about all of the > subjects that you mentioned in your message. They all sound like they > could be intriguing. > > And just for everyone's information, I have had personal responses from > others who feel as I do. If my message eliminates this type of feeling > from others and they decide that what they have to say is worth saying, > then I am content that I did, indeed, send it to the forum because then > those "others" may contribute. > > Thank you for listening. > > Sue J. Harris > Secretary for Career Development and Fine Arts > Elmira City School District > > "Live Life To the Fullest Everyday" > > On Thu, 5 Mar 1998, Mark Coburn wrote: > > > Regarding Sue Harris's last message, surely this forum does NOT at all > > exist purely for academic exchange. If that were the case, there would > > not be so many postings like 'don't > > miss what some tv show is doing on Twain tonight.' > > > > It would be a shame, I think, if anyone with an interest in Twain felt > > unwelcome or belittled on this forum. > > > > But I am also VERY sympathetic with Gary Henrickson's comment that maybe > > we've had enough for awhile on "nigger" in Adventures of Huckeberry > > Finn. > > > > The recent Oxford Twain edition includes 29 volumes, and is far from > > being complete.... So how about anti-Paiute bias in Roughing It and > > Twain's letters from Nevada for a change? Or anti-Catholicism in > > Connecticut Yankee? Or Twain's assaults on the jury system in God knows > > how many works? Or "The Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut" as > > a foreshadowing of Twain's late writings? Or his handling of twinship > > and switched identites? Or cross-dressing in Huckleberry Finn? Or the > > hodgepodge of styles in A Tramp Abroad? Or how much he did and didn't > > recycle material from book to book? Or the possible influence of > > Pudd'nhead Wilson on Faulkner's Light in August? Or the use of > > Southwest humor in Joan of Arc? > > > > Yeah, Gary, we might possibly find something else to talk about. > > > > Yeah, Sue, it's your forum too. > > > > Regards to all, > > Mark Coburn > > [log in to unmask] > > >