โ Scribed by Twain, Mark; Clemens, Samuel
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Overview: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which proved to be very popular and brought him nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well-received. Twain had found his calling. He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker. His wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
fiction; prose, Young Readers
Originally the story was called ''Those Extraordinary Twins.'' I meant to make it very short. I had seen a picture of a youthful Italian ''freak'' -- or ''freaks'' -- which was -- or which were -- on exhibition in our cities -- a combination consisting of two heads and four arms joined to a single b
Biographical note -- Introduction : Out of slapstick, genius : Mark Twain, meet Dr. Hackenbush / Ron Powers -- A note on the text -- Pudd'nhead Wilson -- Those extraordinary twins -- Commentary -- Reading group guide.