Mark Twain Bibliophiles discussion

I would like to alert everybody to an upcoming book with new stories by Mark Twain. It is about a little-known, but interesting journey Twain and his family made to Berlin in the winter of 1891/1892.

The book has an account of his adventures from his trouble with the Prussian police and the equivalent of the IRS up to his dinner with the German Emperor, Wilhelm II. It also depicts some research Twain did, for instance on Wilhelmina of Prussia, the sister of Frederick the Great. This part is written by Andreas Austilat, a metro editor at Tagesspiegel, Berlin’s leading daily, and it includes quotes from Twain’s diary and from people who have met him. There will also be a preface by Lewis Lapham.

Furthermore, the book features the article "Berlin — The Chicago of Europe", but it will also have three not-yet published Twain stories from the vault of the Mark Twain Library in Berkeley, as well as stories on the author from German newspapers at that time, and some before-after pictures.

The book will be published in July 2012 by Berlinica, a New-York-based publisher (owned by me). Right now, there is a fundraiser at Kickstarter to make that possible. There are also rewards, including, of course, a preview copy of the book itself. Also, Backers will be mentioned in the book as a Mark-Twain-endorser. The most valuable reward is a day-long guided tour in Berlin to all the places Twain has been (including a free hotel). The link also contains a little movie that tells everything about the book.



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/9...

Looking forward to this. Thank you for the heads up!

Eva,

I am now a backer,and proud of it!

For only a few bucks, be a backer, all your Twain fans out there!

I just chipped in too. I recommended the page on my Facebook page to hopefully spread the word and raise the funds.

Very Cool, Christopher!

Thank your all! I will post an update this afternoon
Eva