The Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) at Elmira College concluded 2026 Fall Trouble Begins Lecture Series last night. The lectures took place on Wednesdays throughout October at Quarry Farm. Located at 131 Crane Road (Elmira), the lectures are free and open to the...
“For I was afriad of the Church,” illustration by Dan Beard.First appearing in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889).The public is invited to attend the 2026 The Trouble Begins Lecture Series, presented by the Center for Mark Twain Studies and supported...
The Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) at Elmira College kicked off the 2026 Fall Trouble Begins Lecture Series last night. The lectures take place on Wednesdays throughout October at Quarry Farm. Located at 131 Crane Road (Elmira), the lectures are free and open...
“Liable To Get Hurt” political cartoon by unknown illustrator. First published in the Minneapolis Tribune (February 14, 1901). Bottom caption: “Better quit your foolin’, Mark, and go back and work at your trade.” The public is invited to attend the 2026 Fall The...
The Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) at Elmira College kicked off the 2026 Fall Trouble Begins Lecture Series last night. The lectures take place on Wednesdays throughout October at Quarry Farm. Located at 131 Crane Road (Elmira), the lectures are free and open...
“The Author’s Memories,” illustration by Truman W. “True Williams. First appearing as the frontispiece to A Tramp Abroad (1880). The public is invited to attend the 2026 Fall The Trouble Begins Lecture Series, presented by the Center for Mark Twain Studies and...
The Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) at Elmira College kicked off the 2026 Fall Trouble Begins Lecture Series last night. The lectures take place on Wednesdays throughout October at Quarry Farm. Located at 131 Crane Road (Elmira), the lectures are free and open...
“The Bosses of the Senate,” political cartoon by Joseph Keppler. First published in Puck (January 23, 1889) The public is invited to attend the 2026 Fall Trouble Begins Lecture Series, presented by the Center for Mark Twain Studies and supported by the generous...
CLICK HERE FOR A FULL RECAP OF ELMIRA 2026 Conference Theme: Irreverence, Rebellion, and Resilience Established in 1989, the quadrennial International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies is the oldest and largest gathering of scholars interested in the field...
The Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) at Elmira College is honored to continue the 2026 Park Church Summer Lecture Series, which takes place on Wednesdays throughout July at the historic Park Church. Located at 208 West Grey Street (Elmira), the lectures are free...