The editor heard that, and off he went, Clemens said. Of course, Samuel Langhorne Clemens — the writer, humorist and essayist better known by his pen name, Mark Twain — didn’t really come ...

Professional Mark Twain impersonator McAvoy Layne, dressed in the suit he wears for is impersonations, stands for a portrait at his home on Monday, April 21, 2025 in Incline Village.

So rich and full was the life of Mark Twain, born Sam Clemens, that it requires two hours-plus to tell the full tale [adapted from Twain's works, and Harold M. Sherman's play Mark Twain, by Alan ...

In the late 19th century, Mark Twain was arguably the most famous author in the world, with classics like “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876) and “Life on the Mississippi” (1883) cement… ...

Mark Twain wrote literary classics such as "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," but as Ron Chernow's hefty biography of him shows, he also nursed grudges and suffered great losses. (Hulton Archive ...

Author Samuel Longhorne Clemens, better known under his pen name of Mark Twain, grew up along the Mississippi River and used ...

Society 140 years later this is why Mark Twain’s ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ still ignites controversy. It went from being considered vulgar shortly after it was published to a ...

More than a century after his death, Mark Twain remains one of the most recognizable voices in American literature—the author of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876), “Life on the ...

Mark Twain wrote literary classics such as “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” but as Ron Chernow’s hefty biography of him shows, he also nursed grudges and suffered great losses.

‘Mark Twain ’ By Ron Chernow Penguin Press, 1,200 Pages. Writing a biography of Mark Twain is a little like building a playpen for a lion. Soon enough the big cat will get loose. Biographer Ron ...

Book Review: Ron Chernow’s ‘Mark Twain’ gives readers an honest assessment of beloved author’s life Chernow’s willingness to give readers the unvarnished truth about Twain makes the ...