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, Short Stories
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 3.79 — 160,115 ratings — published 1884 575 editions |
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain avg rating 3.78 — 20,780 ratings — published 1360 518 editions |
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain avg rating 3.68 — 6,026 ratings — published 1889 171 editions |
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The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain avg rating 3.61 — 4,715 ratings — published 1881 196 editions |
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Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain avg rating 4.27 — 1,430 ratings — published 1962 18 editions |
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The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain avg rating 4.02 — 1,222 ratings — published 1971 35 editions |
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Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain avg rating 3.81 — 1,216 ratings — published 1883 73 editions |
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The Innocents Abroad: or, The New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain avg rating 3.84 — 1,081 ratings — published 1881 37 editions |
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The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain by Mark Twain avg rating 4.24 — 805 ratings — published 1957 13 editions |
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Roughing It by Mark Twain avg rating 3.86 — 845 ratings — published 1872 80 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
— 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
— Mark Twain
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