Mark Twain
Sites
When Mark Twain first
visited Connecticut's capital in 1868, it was the center of America's
publishing industry and home to a thriving literary community. Mark Twain was so taken with the city he
would make it his home from 1871 to 1891, his most productive years as an author.
"Mark Twain's
Hartford," a new brochure jointly produced by The Mark Twain House
and the Connecticut Office of Tourism,
directs visitors to 17 sites associated with the author. Some are familiar
visitor attractions; others are less well known, even to local residents.
After touring The Mark
Twain House, visitors may select from a variety of attractions, including art
and history museums, parks, gardens, even a riverboat and antique carousel. The
brochure includes maps, descriptions, contact numbers and web addresses for the
sites on the tour, along with Twain's observations about his adopted hometown.
To request a free copy of "'Mark Twain's
Hartford," call The Mark Twain House at (860) 247-0998, ext. 40, e-mail
your complete address to twain@hartnet.org, or write The Mark Twain House, 351
Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105.
For additional information on Twain's life in Hartford, visit
www.MarkTwainHouse.org.
[Excerpted from a press release of the Mark Twain
House.]
2000 Fall Lecture Series
"The Trouble Begins at Eight"
Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000
"Mark Twain and Kate Field; or, One Reason Twain
Was Not a Feminist"¾Gary Scharnhorst (University of New Mexico)
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000
"Susy Clemens and Louise Brownell: A Fated
Friendship"¾Linda Morris (University of California, Davis)
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000
"Jean Clemens: The Young Woman Behind the
Myth"¾Barbara Taylor (Cornell University Law Library)