Mark Twain
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born
November 30, 1838
died
April 21, 1910
gender
male
place of birth
Florida, Missouri, The United States
genre
Literature & Fiction
about this author
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is also known for his quotations. During his lifetime, Twain became a friend to presidents, artists, leading industrialists and European royalty.
Twain enjoyed immense public popularity, and his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. American author William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature."
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain avg rating 3.78 — 113,810 ratings — published 1884 534 editions |
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain avg rating 3.79 — 16,814 ratings — published 1876 491 editions |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain avg rating 3.70 — 5,031 ratings — published 1889 159 editions |
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The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain avg rating 3.62 — 4,004 ratings — published 1881 188 editions |
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain avg rating 3.94 — 3,190 ratings — published 1960 60 editions |
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Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain avg rating 3.70 — 1,725 ratings — published 1894 76 editions |
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Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain avg rating 4.27 — 1,287 ratings — published 1962 18 editions |
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The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain avg rating 4.02 — 1,086 ratings — published 1971 34 editions |
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Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain avg rating 3.82 — 1,055 ratings — published 1883 67 editions |
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The Innocents Abroad: or, The New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain avg rating 3.84 — 939 ratings — published 1881 37 editions |
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"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth."
— Mark Twain
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— Mark Twain
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
— Mark Twain
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— Mark Twain
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
— Mark Twain
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— Mark Twain
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