Spirited Women: QUEENS OF LONDON and FINDING MARGARET FULLER (In-Person)

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With “Spirited Women”, The Mark Twain House & Museum sets out to explore trailblazing and adventurous women—as chronicled in two new novels—who claim their power by any means necessary. Queens of London is a tale of the dark glamour and sisterhood of Britain's first female crime syndicate, and how they managed the ever-shifting meaning of […]

DAYSWORK: A Novel with Jennifer Habel and Chris Bachelder (Virtual)

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Dayswork considers the blurry lines between life and literature, the slippage between what happens and what gets recorded, and the ways we locate ourselves in the lives of others. In the endless days of the pandemic, a woman spends her time sorting fact from fiction in the life and work of Herman Melville. As she […]

CT Mirror: In The Room with Senator Chris Murphy

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In The Room is a new, in-person, monthly interview series with Connecticut’s top elected officials. Host John Dankosky brings a new approach to political interviews, exploring the policy and the people behind the policy. This first event of the series kicks off with Senator Chris Murphy. Click Here for In-Person registration. Click Here for Livestream […]

MOTHER ISLAND: A DAUGHTER CLAIMS PUERTO RICO (In-Person)

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In prose that draws from Puerto Rican folklore and mythology, a literary lineage of women writers of color, and narratives of identity, Jamie Figueroa presents a cultural coming-of-age story. Mother Island gets to the heart of the question: Who do we become when we are no longer trying to be someone else? In a journey […]

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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SECOND AMERICAN REPUBLIC (Virtual)

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We are told that the present moment bears a strong resemblance to Reconstruction, the era after the Civil War when the victorious North attempted to create an interracial democracy in the unrepentant South. That effort failed—and that failure serves as a warning today about violent backlash to the mere idea of black equality. The Rise […]

ARMING THE WORLD: AMERICAN GUN-MAKERS IN THE GILDED AGE (Virtual)

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Arming the World tells the story of how the small arms industry began in the United States. Almost from the beginning, our country produced arms in new, and radically different, ways— with the federal government purchasing these arms at a staggering rate during and after the Civil War. Soon, salesmen from companies like Colt, based […]

Writing in Mark Twain’s Library

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Monday, April 15, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET - WRITE IN MARK TWAIN’S LIBRARY! Limited Spots! Admission: $60; Grab your seat HERE. Not a writing class, not a writing workshop, just three hours of uninterrupted writing time in Mark Twain’s own library. Join a handful of fellow scribblers to write, reflect, and plot […]

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The Trouble Begins with Paul Schiller (Hybrid)

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The Mark Twain House & Museum welcomes Paul Schiller to the Trouble Begins stage for his lecture: on all things Gillette Castle The lecture begins at 7:00PM. This is a FREE HYBRID event sponsored by Kathleen and David Jimenez. REGISTER HERE. Virtual attendees will receive a link to watch live via YouTube. In-Person attendees are […]

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Event Series Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours

Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours

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Filled with haunted history, dark tales and Victorian traditions surrounding seances and spirits. The Mark Twain House has been featured on Syfy Channel's Ghost Hunters and the Biography Channel's My Ghost Story, NPR's Where We Live, and the West London Witch Podcast. On these tours participants will hear about these investigations -- and learn about Mark […]

The Life and Legacy of George Griffin

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The Mark Twain House & Museum is beyond excited to bring together Twain scholar Kevin MacDonnell, historian Dr. Camesha Scruggs, and Rev. Samuel Blanks of Griffin’s Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church to discuss George Griffin's life and legacy.    The lecture begins at 6:00 PM ET, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A. This is a FREE HYBRID event […]

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The Trouble Begins with Jason H. Silverman (Virtual)

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The Mark Twain House & Museum welcomes Jason Silverman to the Trouble Begins stage for his lecture: The Twain of Our Republic and the Lincoln of Our Literature: The Historical Connections Between Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain The lecture begins at 7 PM. This event will be held on Zoom Webinar. A recording will be […]

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