Correction to This Article
The review of four books on Mark Twain incorrectly described Ralph Ashcroft, who married Twain secretary Isabel Lyon and allegedly conspired with her to fleece the writer, as a lawyer. Ashcroft, along with Lyon, had power of attorney over Twain's affairs for a time, but he was not a lawyer; he was a businessman.
The review of four books on Mark Twain incorrectly described Ralph Ashcroft, who married Twain secretary Isabel Lyon and allegedly conspired with her to fleece the writer, as a lawyer. Ashcroft, along with Lyon, had power of attorney over Twain's affairs for a time, but he was not a lawyer; he was a businessman.
Dennis Drabelle reviews four biographies of Mark Twain
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By Dennis Drabelle
Sunday, March 14, 2010
MARK TWAIN: MAN IN WHITE
The Grand Adventure of His Final Years
By Michael Shelden
Random House. 484 pp. $30
MARK TWAIN'S OTHER WOMAN
The Hidden Story of His Final Years
By Laura Skandera Trombley
Knopf. 332 pp. $27.95
LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY
How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Became Mark Twain
By Roy Morris, Jr.
Simon & Schuster 282 pp. $26
