Twain, Mark (1835-1910) Also known as: Clemens, Samuel Langhorne (1835-1910)

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Jane Addams to Mary Rozet Smith, August 28, 1906

Elizabeth Garver Jordan to Jane Addams, November 3, 1909

Harriet Laura Cady to Jane Addams, September 10, 1910

Anna Marcet Haldeman to Jane Addams, March 11, 1916 (fragment)

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Birth Date

1830-11-30

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1910-04-21

Birthplace

Florida, MO

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, best known by his pseudonym, Mark Twain, was an American writer, novelist, journalist and lecturer. Twain spent much of his youth near the Mississippi River, an experience that he would later use as material for his best known works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Shortly after his father's death in 1847, Twain went to work as a printer's apprentice, and subsequently became very involved in the printing business and news media. Twain's interest in print media evolved into an interest and enjoyment of writing. He soon began writing news pieces, as well as fiction. Twain died in 1910.