Mark Twain
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Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which later provided the setting for both ''Tom Sawyer'' and ''Huckleberry Finn''. He served an apprenticeship with a printer early in his career, and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to his older brother Orion Clemens' newspaper. Twain then became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, which provided him the material for ''Life on the Mississippi'' (1883). Soon after, Twain headed west to join Orion in Nevada. He referred humorously to his lack of success at mining, turning to journalism for the Virginia City ''Territorial Enterprise''.
He first achieved success as a writer with the humorous story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which was published in 1865; it was based on a story that he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, where he had spent some time while he was working as a miner. The short story brought him international attention. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction. As his fame grew, he became a much sought-after speaker. His wit and satire, both in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and Twain was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
Although Twain initially spoke out in favor of American interests in the Hawaiian Islands, he later reversed his position, going on to become vice president of the American Anti-Imperialist League from 1901 until his death in 1910, coming out strongly against the Philippine-American War and American colonialism. He published a satirical pamphlet, "King Leopold's Soliloquy", in 1905 about King Leopold II of Belgium's abuses of human rights in the Congo.
Twain earned a great deal of money from his writing and lectures, but invested in ventures that lost most of it, such as the Paige Compositor, a mechanical typesetter that failed because of its complexity and imprecision. He filed for bankruptcy in the wake of these financial setbacks, but in time overcame his financial troubles with the help of Standard Oil executive Henry Huttleston Rogers. Twain eventually paid all his creditors in full, even though his declaration of bankruptcy meant he was not required to do so. He was born shortly after an appearance of Halley's Comet, and predicted that his death would accompany it as well, dying a day after the comet was at its closest to Earth. Provided by Wikipedia
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Mark Twain speaking by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Mark Twain's own autobiography the chapters from the North American review / by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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No. 44, the mysterious stranger being an ancient tale found in a jug and freely translated from the jug / by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Roughing it by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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The adventures of Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Mark Twain's book of animals by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Is he dead? a comedy in three acts / by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Mark Twain's Which was the dream? and other symbolic writings of the later years / by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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The adventures of Tom Sawyer ; Tom Sawyer abroad Tom Sawyer, detective / by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Mark Twain's correspondence with Henry Huttleston Rogers, 1893-1909. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Christian science / by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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How to tell a story and other essays / by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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Following the Equator : a journey around the world / by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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On the decay of the art of lying / by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
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