If you were unable to “attend” our first virtual lecture of 2022, “Naming an Era: The Gilded Age as Novel and Nom de Guerre,” you missed a fascinating deep dive into the origins of the expression “Gilded Age.” How that withering term, drawn from the Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner novel of 1873, came to define an era of excess is just a small part of the story covered by the distinguished participants in last night’s discussion. Follow the link in our bio to watch this lecture. #NewportMansions #gildedagehbo #gildedage #gildedagemansions #gildedagemansion #DiscoverNewport #MarkTwainHouse