I'm looking for works (fiction or non-fiction) written by authors who knew they were terminally ill at the time they wrote them. I hope to compare such works written by dying authors with works they wrote before they were told of their terminal diseases (cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc.). I don't believe this situation applies to Twain based on my reading of the Autobiography,the Notebook, various biographies including Paine's, the late works including Letters From the Earth, and the many works coming out in the Mark Twain Works and Papers. Have I missed anything in his late works, such as "Letters From the Earth" or "The Damned Human Race," or in recent primary or secondary works that suggests that Twain may have written anything under the impression that he was terminally ill? If anyone has suggestions about other authors that fit the above description I'd certainly appreciate hearing from you. Thanks very much. Bill Cosgrove North Dakota State University