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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer's adventures alive in Hannibal (Chicago Tribune)

From The Chicago Tribune:

By Jay Jones

In 2010, his calendar is particularly full. The stars have aligned over Hannibal, Twain's hometown, making this the perfect year to visit this Mississippi River community in northeast Missouri.

"It's sort of a confluence of big anniversaries," explained Cindy Lovell, executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum. "We've got the 100th anniversary of his death, the 175th anniversary of his birth and the 125th anniversary of the (American) publication of 'Huckleberry Finn.'

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-trav-hannibal-mo-story,0,2237690.story

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