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Mark Twain

Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a prolific American author and humorist. Twain is best known for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which has been called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He is extensively quoted. Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty. (Source.)

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American author and humorist (1835–1910)

Born 30 November 1835
Died 21 April 1910

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  • Cover of: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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  • Cover of: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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  • Cover of: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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  • Cover of: The Prince and the Pauper
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  • Cover of: Tom Sawyer Abroad
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  • Cover of: Tom Sawyer, Detective
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  • Cover of: The Innocents Abroad
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  • Cover of: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    First published in 1960 — 161 editions
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  • Cover of: Life on the Mississippi
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  • Cover of: The gilded age
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  • Cover of: The Mysterious Stranger
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  • Cover of: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
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  • Cover of: Tom Sawyer
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    First published in 1931 — 78 editions
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  • Cover of: Puddnhead Wilson: and Those Extraordinary Twins
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  • Cover of: The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories
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  • Cover of: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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American author and humorist (1835–1910)

Born 30 November 1835
Died 21 April 1910

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Fiction, Children's fiction, Twain, mark, 1835-1910, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, Juvenile fiction, Social life and customs, History, Boys, Travel, American Humorous stories, Classic Literature, American Authors, Description and travel, short story, Missouri, fiction, Sawyer, tom (fictitious character), fiction, Biography, Juvenile audience, Short stories, American Short stories, short stories, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, general, Fiction, humorous, general

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United States, Missouri, Mississippi River, Owl Creek Bridge, Alabama, England, Massachusetts, New England, India, Salem Village, Mississippi, Jefferson, Mississippi River Valley, Southern States, Europe, New York, Wall Street, Yoknapatawpha County, London, California, Great Britain, Middle East, Italy, West (U.S.), Calcutta

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Mark Twain (1835-1910), Peyton Farquhar, John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, Jim, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Judge Thatcher, The Widow Douglas, Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Bartleby, Cicero, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Ginger Nut, Homer Barron, John Jacob Astor, Mr. Grierson

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19th century, 1861-65, 1600s, Antebellum era, Carnival, 1861-1865, 20th century, 1835-1845, American Civil War, 1890, Civil War, Jin dai, Civil War, 1861-1865, Edward VI, 1547-1553, Charles VII, 1422-1461, Jindai, Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Meiguo, carnival, 1692, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Siglo XIX, To 1878, 0-1066, 1558-1603

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