Mark Twain

     "Mark Twain, which is a pseudonym for Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was born in 1835, and died in 1910. He was an american writer and humorist. Maybe one of the reasons Twain will be remembered is because his writings contained morals and positive views. Because Twain's writing is so descriptive, people look to his books for realistic interpretations of places, for his memorable characters, and his ability to describe his hatred for hypocrisy and oppression. HE believed he could write. Most authors relied on other people and what they said, but because Twain was so solitary, he made himself so successful. 1"

Samuel Clemens, later known as Mark Twain, was born to Jane and John Marshall Clemens in Florida Missouri in the year 1835. Their, he spent much of his time on his uncle’s farm with his siblings. His siblings, that survived, were Orion, the oldest, Henry, his younger brother, and Pamela, his older sister.

Mark Twain, one of the most famous and influential American writers, was born in Hannibal, Missouri on November 30, 1835 and died April 21, 1910. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, he eventually adopted his famous pseudonym in 1863. Shortly after his father's death in 1847, when Clemens was twelve, his father passed away. After his father death, he applied for an apprenticeship at the local-printing shop. While working in the printing shop, Twain learned the skills required to be a printer and developed an aptitude for witty short essays and responses. Mark Twain was enthralled by his opportunity to develop his skills as a printer, and later he realized that he had a unique talent for writing. By working as an apprentice printer, he

Some of the most riveting books in not just American literature but in all of history, was written by this famous author. Twain, an American writer, is one of the major authors of American fiction. Also, he is considered the greatest humorist in American literature (Alan Gribben, np). Mark Twain was influenced by the society’s conditions he lived in, hence the incorporation of much of it in his writing.

Mark Twain, unlike any other famous novelist/writer, has his very own accomplishments. The two of his greatest accomplishments is what everyone knows him famous for. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as being his greatest and most popular works were also to quickly become his greatest accomplishments. Likewise, both books corresponded with the other about adventures of both low class, Huck Finn, and middle class, Tom Sawyer, had together and of their friendship. Another believed greatest accomplishment was his hidden eulogy that hadn’t

Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. He is better known by his pen name “Mark Twain”, which is a nautical term which means two fathoms deep. As a child he learned to smoke and led a gang, leaving school at age 12 to become an apprentice at a printing shop. He became a free lance journalist and traveled around country until age 24, when he became a river boat pilot on the Mississippi, his childhood dream. During the Civil War, Twain joined the Confederate Army, but left and went west in search of gold. When that failed him, he became a reporter and comedian. His book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in 1885. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is narrated from Huck’s perspective,

Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born on November 30, 1835, in the small town of Florida, Missouri. At 6:22 p.m on April 21, 1910, at the age of 74, Samuel Clemens passed away in his sleep, due to a heart attack. Clemens was preceded in death by his parents John and Jane Clemens, his brothers Orion, Henry and Benjamin, his sisters Pleasant and Margaret, his wife Olivia, his son Langdon and his daughters Jean and Susy. He is survived by his sister Pamela and his daughter Clara. Sam Clemens was known for traveling to deliver speeches, but not as Samuel Clemens, but as the famous author Mark Twain; author of stories ranging from the Prince and the Pauper to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. As a child, Sam was introduced to slaves and the idea of

Samuel L. Clemens, more commonly known as Mark Twain, has numerous facets in his legacy seared into American Literature: humor, blunt hypocrisy, satire, suspense, and tragedy comprised with a rare darkness. His writing in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and targeted authority, civilized stipulations, politics, social flaws and Christianity. Twain was even referred to as a traitor because of the harsh, yet necessary criticism in his works. Because of his defiance, many scholars refer to him as the “Lincoln of Literature.”

Mark Twain is important to American literature because of his novels and how they portray the American experience. Some of his best selling novels were Innocents Abroad, Life on the Mississippi, Huckleberry Finn, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In these books, Mark Twain recalls his own adventures of steamboating on the Mississippi River.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, is perhaps the most distinguished author of American Literature. Next to William Shakespeare, Clemens is arguably the most prominent writer the world has ever seen. In 1818, Jane Lampton found interest in a serious young lawyer named John Clemens. With the Lampton family in heavy debt and Jane only 15 years of age, she soon arried John. The family moved to Gainesboro, Tennessee where Jane gave birth to Orion Clemens. In the summer of 1827 the Clemenses relocated to Virginia where John

Twain, Mark, pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), American writer and humorist, whose best work is characterized by broad, often irreverent humor or biting social satire. Twain's writing is also known for realism of place and language, memorable characters, and hatred of hypocrisy and oppression.

Mark Twain or Samuel langhorne Clemens grew up Florida, Missouri. As a young child Twain had suffered from an illness and was bedridden for a majority of his childhood. Around the age of nine he had seemed to recover. At the age of thirteen he had dropped out of school to become a printer's apprentice. Not long after he went to help his brother Orion with his newspaper as a printer and editorial assistant. Through this Twain had found a passion for writing.

Samuel Clemens, more popularly known as Mark Twain, was an American author active from the time he published his first book in 1869 until his death in 1910. The author was born on November 30th, 1835 to Jane Moffit Clemens and John Marshall Clemens. Twain's father is the longest serving chief justice in the history of the Supreme Court, appointed by president John Adams, Marshall served 34 years. After losing his father at the age of twelve, Twain left school and worked several odd jobs around his town until he got a job as a printer’s apprentice making fifty cents a week.

Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. Twain’s father died when he was only eleven, so he had to drop out of school at grade five and work. He became a typesetter for his brother’s newspaper, where he helped to write some of the articles. . When he was eighteen he left Hannibal, the town he grew up in, and worked as a printer in big cities such as Philadelphia and Cincinnati. In these cities he was able to educate himself on how to better read and write using public libraries.

In the biography Mark Twain: The Divided Mind of America's Best-Loved Writer by David W. Levy it was made clear that Mark Twain was very involved with all the society changes in his time period. Many of his novels have a theme circulating around the different changes and problems in society including slavery and racism. Mark Twain has been through the years preceding the Civil War, the Gilded Age and industrialization, this book explores his attitude and actions during the time period. This book is very good with explaining and going into detail about what happened in Mark Twain’s life in the 18th and 19th century.