Mark Twain - Wikipedia
WEBSamuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature."
Mark Twain - Quotes, Books & Real Name - Biography
WEBApr 3, 2014 · Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens, was the celebrated author of several novels, including two major classics of American literature: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures...
Mark Twain | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Mark Twain was an American humorist, novelist, and travel writer. Today he is best remembered as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain is widely considered one of the greatest American writers of all time.
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WEBMark Twain. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), well known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called the "Great American Novel," and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He also wrote …
Mark Twain - Quotes, Name & Book | HISTORY
WEBApr 5, 2010 · Mark Twain, the pseudonym of Samuel Clemens, was an American writer and humorist known for his travelogues and books such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Life and works of Mark Twain | Britannica
WEBMark Twain, orig. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (born Nov. 30, 1835, Florida, Mo., U.S.—died April 21, 1910, Redding, Conn.), U.S. humorist, writer, and lecturer. He grew up in Hannibal, Mo., on the Mississippi River and was apprenticed in 1848 to a local printer.
Mark Twain: Biography, Achievements, Major Works, & Facts
WEBOct 6, 2021 · Mark Twain is famously known for his published works The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Prince and the Pauper. He was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November …
Biography of Mark Twain - ThoughtCo
WEBSep 23, 2018 · Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens Nov. 30, 1835 in the small town of Florida, MO, and raised in Hannibal, became one of the greatest American authors of all time. Known for his sharp wit and pithy commentary on society, politics, and the human condition, his many essays and novels, including the American classic, The …
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WEBTwain Starts a Family and Moves to Hartford After courting for two years‚ Sam Clemens and Olivia (Livy) Langdon were married in 1870. They settled in Buffalo‚ New York‚ where Sam had become a partner‚ editor, and writer for the daily newspaper the Buffalo Express .
Mark Twain - American Literature - Oxford Bibliographies
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · Twain wrote plays, novels, short fiction, and a sprawling, experimental autobiography; he was an essayist, journalist, performer, public intellectual, and raconteur.
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