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...Sometimes people mistake my stuttering for the hemming and hawing of English aristocrats when they are trying to appear wise,” Shell says, laughing...
After talking with Babbit Professor of Comparative Literature and Professor of English Marc Shell, it was hard to tell that the author of “Stutter” was himself a stutterer...
While a close observer might notice that he talks slowly, enunciating each syllable clearly, his unhurried pace comes off as distinguished and thoughtful as befits an intellectual. Even when Shell lapses into an occasional stutter, it doesn’t seem out of place...
...sitting room of his house, which has history seeping out of its pores—Mark Twain used to call it home, Shell tells me. Surrounded by antique furniture and walls covered in unique artwork, Shell certainly looks the part of the aristocratic scholar...
...Shell has not always had the mature, composed demeanor that hovers over him today. Although he recovered physically unscarred from a childhood bout of polio, Shell began stuttering around the time of his affliction...