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“Mark Twain was Broke”: Jeffrey Epstein’s Dismissive Opinion of Twain

“Mark Twain was Broke”: Jeffrey Epstein’s Dismissive Opinion of Twain

by Dwayne Eutsey | Mar 13, 2026 | The Study

While slogging through the cesspool of the recently released Epstein files, I did a search for “Mark Twain” on a whim. To my surprise, the search garnered 130 results. After a perfunctory review, most of them were repetitive or incidental references to Twain. He is...
Dwayne Eutsey, Twain Scholar, Contributes a Quarry Farm Testimonial

Dwayne Eutsey, Twain Scholar, Contributes a Quarry Farm Testimonial

by Dwayne Eutsey | Dec 10, 2025 | The Study

“From Independent Scholar to Scrub Angel: My Time at Quarry Farm” (A Quarry Farm Testimonial) EDITOR’S NOTE: We occasionally feature testimonials from recent Quarry Farm Fellows and Residents, which combine conversational illustrations of their research and writing...

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