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02
Apr

Mark Twain at Play, and a Mark Twain Play

“Mark Twain at Play” Exhibition at the Bancroft Library Mark Twain was a hardworking and prolific writer, but how did he spend his time when the “bread-and-butter element” was put aside and …

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18
Feb

Happy 125th Birthday, Huckleberry Finn

On February 18, 1885, Mark Twain published the American edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Early reviews ranged from praise to scathing criticism: the San Francisco Chronicle called it “the most amusing …

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07
Jan

Speaking Freely, from the Grave

“In this Autobiography I shall keep in mind that I am speaking from the grave….I speak from the grave rather than with my living tongue, for good reason: I can speak thence …

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