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Mark Twain Quotes

Mark Twain was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.

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Mark Twain Quotes

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  1. MARKTWAIN MarkTwain, wasanAmericanwriter, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, andlecturer. Fullname: SamuelLanghorneClemens Born:  SamuelLanghorneClemensNovember30, 1835, Florida, Missouri, U.S. Died:  April21, 1910 (aged74) Redding, Connecticut, U.S. Occupation:  Writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, lecturer OnNov. 30, 1835, thesmalltownofFlorida, Mo. witnessedthebirthofitsmostfamousson. SamuelLanghorneClemenswaswelcomedintotheworldasthesixthchildofJohn MarshallandJaneLamptonClemens. LittledidJohnandJaneknow, theirsonSamuel wouldonedaybeknownasMarkTwain - America'smostfamousliteraryicon. Approximatelyfouryearsafterhisbirth, in1839, theClemensfamilymoved35mileseastto thetownofHannibal. AgrowingportcitythatlayalongthebanksoftheMississippi, HannibalwasafrequentstopforsteamboatsarrivingbybothdayandnightfromSt. Louis andNewOrleans. MarkTwainQuotes & Book RoughingIt (1872) isTwain’ssecond book, acomedicrompthroughthe WildWestwithhilarioussketchesof theauthor’smisadventures. The bookrecountsTwain’sflightfrom Hannibaltothesilverminesof NevadaattheoutsetoftheCivilWar. AConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur’s Court (1889) isanentertainingand engagingcelebrationofAmerican ingenuityandrepublicanism, sending salvosacrossthepondtowardthe calcifiedconventionsofEuropean nobilityandTheEstablishedChurch. TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn (1884) representTwain’srisetoliterary prominenceandmaturationasanartist, displayinghisgeniusfordialogueand dialect, unforgettablecharactersand prescientsocialcommentarycloakedin theawesomespiritualpresenceofthe MississippiRiver Created By: Famouspeoplequote

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