Mark Twain

Mark Twain’s Life Real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens Real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens Born in Florida on November 30, Born in Florida on November 30, Humorist. Humorist. Satirist. Satirist. Writer. Writer. Lecturer. Lecturer.

Family The sixth of seven children. The sixth of seven children. Only two survived childhood. Only two survived childhood. At four, his family moved to Hannibal. At four, his family moved to Hannibal. At eleven, his father died of pneumonia. At eleven, his father died of pneumonia.

Samuel convinced his younger brother Henry to work with him on the Mississippi. Samuel convinced his younger brother Henry to work with him on the Mississippi. Henry was killed. Henry was killed. Twain meticulously studied the Mississippi for more than two years. Twain meticulously studied the Mississippi for more than two years.

Works The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Roughing It. Roughing It. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

The Prince and the Pauper. The Prince and the Pauper. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. A Tramp Abroad. A Tramp Abroad. Life on the Mississippi. Life on the Mississippi. The Mysterious Stranger. The Mysterious Stranger.

Curiosities American author William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature.“. American author William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature.“. Pen names. Pen names. Twain’s last work was his autobiography. Twain’s last work was his autobiography. In and out with Halley’s comet. In and out with Halley’s comet. He died in Redding, Connecticut, USA on April 21, He died in Redding, Connecticut, USA on April 21, 1910.

A statue of Mark Twain in Twain’s Elementary School (Houston, Texas). In Conclusion

By Luis Manuel Pérez Geraldino