Out of curiosity, can anyone >tell me if Twain was influenced at all by Charles Brockden Brown or John >Milton? I can tell you that Twain apparently loved Milton, alluded to his works often, and I believe he read from Milton's poems aloud at home on some occasions. He also poked fun at him in certain speaches, I think. See _Mark Twain's Library_ entry on Milton. That same reference lists no volumes by Brown in Twain's library. --hb **=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=** Dr. Harold K. Bush Assistant Professor Dept. of English Saint Louis University 221 N. Grand Blvd. Saint Louis, MO 63103 314-977-3631; fax 314-977-1514