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"To The Person Sitting in Darkness" is a scathing, unanswerable attack on American imperialsm, on America's monstrous treatment of the Phillipines during the late 19th century. Reading it, I suddenly realized that Mark Twain is America's most powerful writer.

Sometimes the drama lags, as Inspector Alleyn rambles on.

A real study.

"My Debut As A Literary Person" contains a harrowing report of a famous (in 1866) shipwreck.

Imagine Mark Twain complaining about the "plain" dress of American diplomats.

Imagine reading and understanding every line Shakespeare ever wrote.

Scholarship so thorough it is mind-boggling.

The opening is well done, the characters sharply drawn, the scenery vivid.

So far, so good.