Tour the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Mark Twain House on a collaborative experience that explores the influential 19th century authors’ activism in the creative and intellectual community of Nook Farm. At the Stowe House, participate in an interactive discussion while learning about Stowe’s life and the impact of her most famous novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Engage with primary source documents about slavery, including letters, advertisements, photographs, and newspapers, and make connections between past and present issues of race, gender, and class. At the Twain House, compare the home’s opulent material culture with Twain’s homespun literary reputation and public image. Take in the grandeur of the only restored Louis Comfort Tiffany- and Candace Wheeler-designed domestic interior while learning about daily life in the Clemens household. Expert-led tours will also share some of the thinking behind interpretive choices in both historic homes.