Loved the photo of Nast at work, the "clutter" on the desk. Also fun to read that Mark Twain read the Bible through from cover-to-cover, which proved useful to his creativity. As a former Biblical Literature major in college (read the Bible through 5 times) I understand this, especially given the influence of The Book on Western Civilization. (As a footnote, when I discovered Tom Robbins, whose grandfathers were both So. Baptist ministers, I so admired his humor-laced take on spirituality and Christianity that I made sure to read all 8 of his novels through 6 times.)
Loved the photo of Nast at work, the "clutter" on the desk. Also fun to read that Mark Twain read the Bible through from cover-to-cover, which proved useful to his creativity. As a former Biblical Literature major in college (read the Bible through 5 times) I understand this, especially given the influence of The Book on Western Civilization. (As a footnote, when I discovered Tom Robbins, whose grandfathers were both So. Baptist ministers, I so admired his humor-laced take on spirituality and Christianity that I made sure to read all 8 of his novels through 6 times.)
And thanks again for the T. Robins book you gave me in PT days! Happy that a lot of this NAST is so up your alley!