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1835–1910
Best known for bringing the Mississippi River, small-town America, and sharp humor vividly to life, this American writer turned everyday speech into unforgettable literature. Under the pen name Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens became one of the most famous and most quoted authors of the 19th century.

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Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835, he grew up in Hannibal, a river town that later shaped some of his most memorable fiction. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked as a printer, a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi, and a journalist, experiences that gave his work its lively voice and eye for detail.
Writing as Mark Twain, he gained lasting fame with books including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. His stories mixed comedy, satire, and adventure, but they also took a hard look at American life, especially hypocrisy, violence, and racism.
He remained a hugely popular public speaker as well as an author, known for his wit on the lecture stage and on the page. Twain died on April 21, 1910, but his work continues to be read for its humor, energy, and unmistakable voice.