Quick includes all the letters she received from her honorary grandfather - enough in itself to make her book a must for every Twain collector."" - New York Times ""This may not be the most important book ever published about Mark Twain, but it is certainly the most charming and delightful. It corrects the image of Mark Twain during his last years which many people have in their minds. He was still capable of boundless tenderness, and willing to take any amount of trouble to please a child."" - Edward Wagenknecht, literary critic and author of The Art, Humor, and Humanity of Mark Twain ""Quick . successfully sustains the tone of wide-eyed wonder, the sort she experienced as a girl. Interesting for its glimpses of Mark's tastes, temper, and methods of work."" - Library Journal.