Twain, Mark: - Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer.
He was lauded as the greatest American humorist of his age, and William Faulkner called Twain the father of American literature..
He died the day after the comet returned.
Twain was born shortly after a visit by Halley\'s Comet, and he predicted that he would go out with it, too.
His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
The short story brought international attention, and was even translated into classic Greek.
In 1865, his humorous story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County was published, based on a story he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, where he had spent some time as a miner.
He referred humorously to his lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise.
He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River before heading west to join Orion in Nevada.
After an apprenticeship with a printer, Twain worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to the newspaper of his older brother, Orion Clemens.
Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called The Great American Novel.
Twain, Mark: - Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer
