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In its day it was called Avante Garde, cutting edge, Cosmopolitan.
Mark Twain's nineteen room Victorian mansion in Hartford Connecticut may be the birthplace of the modern literary voice. There he spent seventeen of his happiest, most productive years. WNPR's Catie Talarski reports that the house, now a museum, is running out of money and soon may have to shut its doors.
Photos by Chion Wolf
More photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnprimages/sets/72157605692137203/
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Piece Description
In its day it was called Avante Garde, cutting edge, Cosmopolitan. Mark Twain's nineteen room Victorian mansion in Hartford Connecticut may be the birthplace of the modern literary voice. There he spent seventeen of his happiest, most productive years. WNPR's Catie Talarski reports that the house, now a museum, is running out of money and soon may have to shut its doors. Photos by Chion Wolf More photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wnprimages/sets/72157605692137203/
Broadcast History
aired on WNPR 06/18/08
aired on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday 06/22/08








