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Mark Twain – a remembrance

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14/7/2009 This weekend, I watched the movie  Little Women . Back in my high school days, I had read the novel of the same name, written by Louisa May Alcott. The story follows four sisters learning the harsh lessons of poverty and growing up in New England. The movie held me captivated until the very end, largely because the settings felt so familiar. The March sisters’ house, in particular, reminded me of  The Mark Twain House , which we visited two years ago in July at Hartford, Connecticut—one of the New England states of the USA. Somehow, watching  Little Women  made me want to write about that incredible place and my experience there. Every time we [GNG] visited a mall in Connecticut, Gargi loved playing in one particular area. There was something special about it. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn seemed to come alive here. In one corner, a small note mentioned that this area was dedicated to  Mark Twain , one of the most beloved writers of all time, who ...