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Mark Twain Man with a Mission…

Mark Twain Man with a Mission…. TO WRITE. Biography. He was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (Mark Twain was just a pen name.) He was raised in Hannibal, Missouri.

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Mark Twain Man with a Mission…

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  1. Mark TwainMan with a Mission… TO WRITE

  2. Biography • He was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. • His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (Mark Twain was just a pen name.) • He was raised in Hannibal, Missouri. • He had up to five jobs before he was married, and had two more afterwards. • He married Olivia Langdon in the year of 1870 in Elmira, New York.

  3. Continued Biography • Together, they had a few children, though Clemens had outlived all of them. • Often, people gave him wild topics to write sections on in the newspaper, and that’s how he became a writer. • He died on April 12, 1910 after 75 years of age.

  4. Interesting Facts • Halley’s Comet arrived in the year of both Clemens’ birth and death. • He would often wear a white linen suit with red socks just to see how people would react. • None of his stories had a setting in a city. • He was the first “true” American author since he had no European influence. • There is cartoon character who is supposedly based on Mark Twain.

  5. Famous Works • Tom Sawyer. - came out in 1876 - arguably his best written novel ever - based on many children and adults in his childhood neighborhood in Hannibal. - 35 chapters • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - came out in 1885 - related to Tom Sawyer because Huck Finn is Tom’s friend

  6. Continued Famous Works • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (continued) - 43 chapters • Pudd’n Head Wilson - came out in 1894 - originally published and named as The Tragedy of Pudd’n Head Wilson and the Comedy of Those Extraordinary Twins. - 21 chapters • Connecticut Yankee - came out in 1889 - “one of the world’s first stories about time travel”

  7. Continued Famous Works • Connecticut Yankee (continued) - 44 chapters • Innocents Abroad - Mark Twain’s second ever written novel - sold over 70,000 copies after the first year of being published - 61 chapters

  8. Quotes from Sir Twain • “I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.” • “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” • “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.” • "I have a higher and grander standard than George Washington. He can't lie. I can, but I choose not to." 

  9. Continued Quotes from Sir Twain • “One of the striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives." • "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.“ • That last quote is awesome!!!

  10. Conclusion • As you can see, Mark Twain, or Samuel Clemens, had a very successful career to help America. • He was an incredible author, and had great talents at other jobs. • Mark Twain is: Author of Awesomeness. THE END

  11. Bibliography • http://marktwain.pbwiki.com/ • http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/index2.html • http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/tomsawye/tomhompg.html

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