Mark Twain is the famous pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. He is one of the most beloved figures in the history of American literature, and was a journalist, novelist, humorist, literary critic, essayist, short story writer, and poet. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel ."
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The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. Go to Quote / Comment
There are only two forces that can carry light to all the corners of the globe... the sun in the heavens and the Associated Press down here. Go to Quote / Comment
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. Society Go to Quote / Comment
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. Go to Quote / Comment
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. Go to Quote / Comment