News: Mark Twain Centenary

Mark Twain died one hundred years ago this week. Whilst reports of his death are no longer an exaggeration, a century later Twain is still capable of generating a wealth of comment. Here's a sampling:

• The Guardian has a Mark Twain quiz
  
• The Atlantic has opened it's Twain archives
• The New York Times examines Twain's private library and his literary criticism
• The Huffington Post has a whole series of Twain posts, including a consideration of Twain's work as an animal rights activist
• The Telegraph looks at Twain's travel writings
• In the Financial Times, John Sutherland debates Twain's role as the father of American literature
• And for NPR, Alan Greenblatt ponders "Why Mark Twain Still Matters"
  

Below, silent footage of Mark Twain taken by Thomas Edison in 1909 not long before his death.


And finally, a cartoon from the Baltimore American, April 23 1910 - Uncle Sam grieving at Twain's bedside: