The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Written by Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Born Nov. 30, 1835In Florida, Missouri

Mark Twain

Died on April 21, 1910Father owned slaves“I had no aversion to

slavery. I was not aware there was anything wrong with it.”-Mark Twain

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Age 4 moved to Hannibal, Missouri Hannibal became the fictitious St.

Petersburg in Huck Finn Took the name Mark Twain in the

1860s Samuel was the 5th child Father, John, died in his 40s Watched his father’s autopsy

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Samuel left school at age 12 to become a printer’s apprentice

Become a riverboat pilot (lifelong ambition)

1861 outbreak of Civil War closed the Mississippi River

Mark Twain means 2 fathoms, 12 feet, or safe water

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Enlisted in the Confederate army Left two weeks later Struck out for the west Ended up as a miner Started as a journalist Became a creative writer

Family Life

1870 Married Olivia Langdon Had 4 children:

Langdon 1870-1871 Susy 1872-1896 Clara 1874- Jean 1880-1909 Only child to outlive him was Clara Olivia died in 1904

Famous Works

“The Mysterious Stranger”

The Prince and the Pauper

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