Mark Twain
Nationality
American
Era
Enlightenment
Born
30 Nov, 1835
Died
21 Apr, 1910
Popularity
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Gender
Male
Profession
Writer
Bio
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He has been praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature".
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The Published Works of Mark Twain
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Travel Literature
1869
The Innocents Abroad
A humorous account of Twain's travels through Europe and the Middle East, criticizing cultural pretensions and challenging romanticized views of foreign places.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
Travel memoir
1872
Roughing It
Twain recounts his adventures in the American West, including stagecoach journeys, mining camps, frontier life, and encounters with eccentric characters.
I was young and foolish and wild and free.
Political Satire
1873
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
Co-written with Charles Dudley Warner, this novel satirizes political corruption, land speculation, greed, and the pursuit of wealth in post-Civil War America.
The Gilded Age
Adventure
1876
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy living beside the Mississippi River, experiences friendship, adventure, romance, and danger while growing up in a small American town.
Work consists of whatever a body is OBLIGED to do.
Travel
1880
A Tramp Abroad
Twain humorously describes his travels through Germany, Switzerland, and France, poking fun at European customs, language, tourism, and his own misunderstandings.
I am not given to exaggeration.
Historical Fiction
1881
The Prince and the Pauper
Prince Edward and impoverished Tom Canty exchange clothes and identities, exposing the inequalities and injustices of sixteenth-century English society.
Clothes make the man.
Memoir
1883
Life on the Mississippi
Twain recounts his experiences as a Mississippi River steamboat pilot and explores the river's history, changing landscapes, culture, and commercial importance.
The face of the water, in time, became a wonderful book.
Adventure
1884
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huck Finn and Jim, an enslaved man escaping captivity, travel down the Mississippi River. Their journey explores freedom, conscience, friendship, and racial injustice.
All right, then, I'll go to hell
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