By Timothy Chan

Mark Twain

Born: November 30, 1835 Florida, MissouriDied: April 21, 1910Actual name: Samuel Langhorne ClemensPen name: Mark TwainWife:  Olivia Langdon

Mark Twain

He influenced many American writers.Ernest Hemingway, a novelist, once said that all American literature begins with Huckleberry Finn.He is one of major authors in American literature.He identified problems in America through his writing.

Why He Is Important to Society

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Gilded Age

Roughing It

Life on the Mississippi

Books He Wrote

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