Samuel langhorne clemens november 30, 1835 april 21, 1910, known by his pen name mark twain, was an american writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer he was lauded as the greatest humorist the united states has produced, and william faulkner called him the father of american literature. Clemens and compare prices find signed collectible books by samuel l. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Jan 01, 2012 samuel clemens is the cultural icon whose business ventures bankrupt him.
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Webster and company was an american subscription publishing firm founded in new york in 1884 by author and journalist samuel clemens, popularly known as mark twain. At age four, the clemens family moved to a smaller frontier town of hannibal, missouri located on the banks of the mississippi river. In between, clemens traveled the world and had many experiences as he passed from typesetter to river pilot, prospector, newspaper reporter, lecturer, author, publisher, businessman and family man. Dec 14, 2014 discover book depositorys huge selection of samuel l clemens books online. Clemens, mark twain and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It reads, ampersand harrietstown, ny, 27 august 1901 my dear mr. The writings of mark twain works of mark twain 24 of 25. Mark twain, who was often photographed with a cigar, once remarked that he came into the world looking for a light. Samuel l clemens books, find the lowest price on new, used books, textbooks compare book prices at stores.
Tr is while plenty of books have been written on each of these two men, this is one of the few perhaps the only one that uses both figures to explore aspects of culture, economics, and politics in. Mark twain, whose real name was samuel clemens, was the celebrated author of several novels, including two major classics of american literature. Twain was raised in hannibal, missouri, which later provided the setting for tom sawyer and huckleberry finn. Samuel langhorne clemens mark twain historic missourians. He lost the bulk of his book profits, as well as a substantial portion of his wifes inheritance. Samuel langhorne clemens, also known as mark twain, was a major american writer from missouri. Clemens also known as mark twain was born november 30, 1835 as a young man, clemens worked as a typesetter for his brother orions newspaper, before he followed his dream and went to pilot paddlewheel steamboats on the mississippi river. His bestknown works are the adventures of tom sawyer and the adventures of huckleberry finn, both classics in american literature. Samuel langhorne clemens november 30, 1835 april 21, 1910, known by his pen name. Clemens author, mark twain author visit amazons mark twain page.
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