Posted on February 13, 2015 by inotivity

Prefaces, Introductions and Notices: The art of C.S. Lewis, David Quammen and Mark Twain.

Yes, quite a trio on both ends of that curious title. I have a fondness of introductions of all stripes because they are, in practice, written long after the work …

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Posted on April 23, 2010 by inotivity

Mark Twain and the panic of 1907

Yes, even years have super stars. 1492. 1776. 1865. But 1907 isn’t one that usually invites memory or reverence. 1907’s highlights have to be coaxed from history books. Oklahoma became …

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Posted on April 21, 2010 by inotivity

My Friend Mark Twain

100 years ago today at approximately 6:22 PM, Mark Twain died in Redding, Connecticut. At his deathbed were his daughter Clara and her husband, Dr. Robert Halsey, Dr. Quintard, his …

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Prefaces, Introductions and Notices: The art of C.S. Lewis, David Quammen and Mark Twain.

Mark Twain and the panic of 1907

My Friend Mark Twain