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He traveled a lot, which must have influenced him as a writer. The jumping frog story, a series of lectures about Hawaii, and "The Innocents Abroad" are what made his reputation. He married and had three daughters. His pessimism grew after his wife and two daughters died. He was more of a feeler than a thinker so he presented the ills of society with no solutions.