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    Samuel 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."

  2. Apr 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 of...

  3. Apr 17, 2024 · Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Born: November 30, 1835, Florida, Missouri, U.S. Died: April 21, 1910, Redding, Connecticut (aged 74) Awards And Honors: Hall of Fame (1920) Notable Works: “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” “A Tramp Abroad” “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” “Following the Equator” “Letters from the Earth”

  4. Apr 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.

  5. Biography - Mark Twain House. Mark Twain. A Life Lived in a Rapidly Changing World: Samuel L. Clemens‚ 1835-1910. As Twain’s books provide insight into the past‚ the events of his personal life further demonstrate his role as an eyewitness to history.

  6. Timeline of Mark Twain's Life. Samuel L. Clemens, the future Mark Twain, was born when Halley’s comet was in the skies. He died during the comet’s return 74 years later. In between, Clemens traveled the world and had many experiences as he passed from typesetter to river pilot, prospector, newspaper reporter, lecturer, author, publisher ...

  7. Samuel Langhorne Clemens was welcomed into the world as the sixth child of John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens. Little did John and Jane know, their son Samuel would one day be known as Mark Twain - America's most famous literary icon.

  8. Biography. On Nov. 30, 1835, the small town of Florida, Mo. witnessed the birth of its most famous son. Samuel Langhorne Clemens was welcomed into the world as the sixth child of John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens. Little did John and Jane know, their son Samuel would one day be known as Mark Twain - America's most famous literary icon.

  9. Mark Twain - Humorist, Novelist, Satirist: Shortly after Clemenss death, Howells published My Mark Twain (1910), in which he pronounced Samuel Clemens “sole, incomparable, the Lincoln of our literature.”

  10. But some people don't know that Samuel Clemens was the name he was born with — or that he published the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, one of the most popular books of the 19th century....

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