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Mr. John Pascal Published In Latest Edition of the "Mark Twain Journal"
Seton Hall Prep English teacher, Mr. John Pascal, had two articles published in the Spring 2021 edition of the Mark Twain Journal, the oldest American academic journal devoted to a single author. Mr. Pascal, who teaches freshman and junior English Honors and his Honors elective course, The Writings of Mark Twain, at The Prep , wrote “Mark Twain and Thomas Nast: The Friendship and Correspondence of the Writer and the Cartoonist” and “Teaching Mark Twain with Hal Holbrook: An Appreciation,” for the journal.
Known as the “Father of the American Political Cartoon” in the late 19th century, Nast actually hosted his friend Twain on Thanksgiving night in 1884 in his Morristown home, now across the street from MacCulloch Hall Historical Museum which has the nation’s largest collection of Nast’s work.
Before his death on January 23, 2021, Award-winning American actor, television director, and writer Hal Holbrook had received worldwide acclaim since 1954 for his one-man stage show Mark Twain Tonight! Mr. Pascal met and spoke with Holbrook on four separate occasions, even arranging for his Twain class to attend Holbrook’s performance and meet with him backstage in 2015.
"I am humbled and honored that the editors of the Mark Twain Journal recognized my work in requesting two articles, one of which is its lead essay," commented Mr. John Pascal. "It is an equal honor to represent Seton Hall Prep to the worldwide community of Mark Twain scholars."
Before his death on January 23, 2021, Award-winning American actor, television director, and writer Hal Holbrook had received worldwide acclaim since 1954 for his one-man stage show Mark Twain Tonight! Mr. Pascal met and spoke with Holbrook on four separate occasions, even arranging for his Twain class to attend Holbrook’s performance and meet with him backstage in 2015.
"I am humbled and honored that the editors of the Mark Twain Journal recognized my work in requesting two articles, one of which is its lead essay," commented Mr. John Pascal. "It is an equal honor to represent Seton Hall Prep to the worldwide community of Mark Twain scholars."
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