Mark Twain
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." His novels include ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' (1876) and its sequel, ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." Twain also wrote ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1889) and ''Pudd'nhead Wilson'' (1894), and co-wrote ''The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today'' (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for both ''Tom Sawyer'' and ''Huckleberry Finn''. He served an apprenticeship with a printer early in his career, and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to his older brother Orion Clemens' newspaper. Twain then became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, which provided him the material for ''Life on the Mississippi'' (1883). Soon after, Twain headed west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City ''Territorial Enterprise''.
He first achieved success as a writer with the humorous story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which was published in 1865; it was based on a story that he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, where he had spent some time while he was working as a miner. The short story brought him international attention. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction. As his fame grew, he became a much sought-after speaker. His wit and satire, both in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
Although Twain initially spoke out in favor of American interests in the Hawaiian Islands, he later reversed his position, going on to become vice president of the American Anti-Imperialist League from 1901 until his death in 1910, coming out strongly against the Philippine-American War and colonialism.
Twain earned a great deal of money from his writing and lectures, but invested in ventures that lost most of it, such as the Paige Compositor, a mechanical typesetter that failed because of its complexity and imprecision. He filed for bankruptcy in the wake of these financial setbacks, but in time overcame his financial troubles with the help of Standard Oil executive Henry Huttleston Rogers. Twain eventually paid all his creditors in full, even though his declaration of bankruptcy meant he was not required to do so. He was born shortly after an appearance of Halley's Comet, and predicted that his death would accompany it as well, dying a day after the comet was at its closest to Earth. Provided by Wikipedia
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New York : Harper & Brothers, 1917
New York : Harper & Brothers, 1917
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San Francisco, Chandler Pub. Co. 1963
San Francisco, Chandler Pub. Co. 1963
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S. Pasadena, Calif. : Audio Book Co., 1956
S. Pasadena, Calif. : Audio Book Co., 1956
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New York : P. F. Collier, 1917
New York : P. F. Collier, 1917
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New York : Barnes & Noble Books, 1995
New York : Barnes & Noble Books, 1995
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New York : Fawcett Columbine, 1997
New York : Fawcett Columbine, 1997
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Berkeley : University of California Press, 1967
Berkeley : University of California Press, 1967
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San Francisco : Chandler Pub. Co., 1962
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New York : Random House, 1996
New York : Random House, 1996
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2015
Complete and authoritative edition.
Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2015
Complete and authoritative edition.
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New York : Greenwich House : Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1982
New York : Greenwich House : Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1982
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[Paris] Editions G. P., Départment des Presses de la Cité 1969
[Paris] Editions G. P., Départment des Presses de la Cité 1969
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Garden City, N. Y. : Nelson Doubleday, 1969
Garden City, N. Y. : Nelson Doubleday, 1969
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