Twain's work contains few (I think) references to drink and he himself, as far as I could tell, drank little - warm whisky in the evening before bed (my source is some now forgotten biography). The whole period of American Literary Realism is a disappointment for one interested in the cocktail. I hope that someone will jump all over this message and tell me that Twain has 10 references to the Martini. Lowell Edmunds [log in to unmask] "rci" is the family name for a group of servers. This message may have come from "gandalf," "elbereth," or another server. Your reply or answer command should work no matter which server this message came from. 440 Grant Ave., Highland Park NJ 08904 http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~edmunds 'Phone 732 846 3179 Fax 732 246 2682 (home)