June 24, 2012
A Literary Museum Finds Rumors of Its Death Greatly Exaggerated
Photos Courtesy of Mark Twain House & Museum
An invitation to the museum's "R-Rated Twain" reading.
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Photos Courtesy of Mark Twain House & Museum
An invitation to the museum's "R-Rated Twain" reading.
Like the author whose legacy it honors, the Mark Twain House & Museum got into financial trouble over costly construction.
In the 19th century, Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, incurred massive debts from building his Hartford, Conn., dream home. At the beginning of the 21st century, the organization that bears his name embarked on an overly ambitious building and renovation project that quickly exceeded its original $11-million budget.
When the economy soured
