Mark Twain

author

Mark Twain

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.

205 Audiobooks

The Innocents Abroad

The Innocents Abroad

by Mark Twain

Eve's Diary, Complete

Eve's Diary, Complete

by Mark Twain

Roughing It

Roughing It

by Mark Twain

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today

by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner

A Tramp Abroad

A Tramp Abroad

by Mark Twain

Mark Twain's Speeches

Mark Twain's Speeches

by Mark Twain

A Dog's Tale

A Dog's Tale

by Mark Twain

Sketches New and Old

Sketches New and Old

by Mark Twain

Tom Sawyer Abroad

Tom Sawyer Abroad

by Mark Twain

Tom Sawyer, Detective

Tom Sawyer, Detective

by Mark Twain

Is Shakespeare Dead?

Is Shakespeare Dead?

by Mark Twain

Christian Science

Christian Science

by Mark Twain

The American Claimant

The American Claimant

by Mark Twain

A Horse's Tale

A Horse's Tale

by Mark Twain

Europe and elsewhere

Europe and elsewhere

by Mark Twain

Merry Tales

Merry Tales

by Mark Twain

Roughing It, Part 1.

Roughing It, Part 1.

by Mark Twain

About the author

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.