By Alexis Zinkerman Author and Hartford Courant columnist Susan Campbell will be the celebrity guest writer on September 22 for Writing in Mark Twain’s Library. Campbell is the author of […]
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Living History Tour Highlight — Third of Four The emphasis on the significance of the House to the Clemenses proved to be an important trend throughout all the Living History […]
Read more »Nearly a Lifetime with Mark Twain
Living History Tour Highlight — Second of Four My week of living history started off under the capable guidance of one Katy Leary, the ever loyal lady’s maid to the Clemens […]
Read more »Old Faces Bring New Life to The Mark Twain House & Museum
Living History Tour Highlight; First of Four The man who lived at 351 Farmington Avenue between 1874 and 1891 was known to many people as many things. To some “Sam,” […]
Read more »Guest Blog: An Interview with Journalist and Author Kara Sundlun About Writing at The Mark Twain House & Museum
Having the Mark Twain House in our own community is invaluable if you want to write a book. – Kara Sundlun, News Anchor, WFSB- Channel 3 Kara Sundlun (photo: Robert […]
Read more »Art & Essay Contest in the Spirit of Twain
Whenever I enjoy anything in art it means that it is mighty poor. The private knowledge of this fact has saved me from going to pieces with enthusiasm in front […]
Read more »What We Can Learn From Huck Finn?
A classroom on a hot early summer day. Twenty-five sophomores who would rather be outside than listening to me trying to convince them that Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is worth […]
Read more »Writer’s Block?
Is writer’s block a real thing? People who don’t write for a living are the only ones who really can afford to be stymied by writer’s block, to be rendered […]
Read more »The Man Who Lived in Mark Twain’s Bedroom
The Mark Twain House has gone through many changes since the Clemenses sold their beautiful mansion in 1903. It was purchased by the Bissell family, who updated the house with […]
Read more »So Much to Do!
Mark Twain teaches us so much about writing. You should read him.
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