1. THE MIRROR of AMERICA

2. "I believe that Mark Twain had a clearer vision of life, that he came nearer to its elementals and was less deceived by its false appearances, than any other American who has ever presumed to manufacture generalizations, not excepting Emerson. I believe that he was the true father of our national literature, the first genuinely American artist of the royal blood." -- H.L. Mencken

3. Do you want to know more about mark twain? Then let me invite him to do a self-introduction Hello, this is an introduction of mine, Please focus on it!!  Biography Biography  Works Works  Quotation Quotation

4. Real name of MT Samuel Langhorne Clemens Date of birth 1835 (died 1910) Places where he lived Raised in Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River, but travelled much of the US, and also lived for a time in Europe. Working experience s printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a businessman and a newspaper reporter, a writer This is a brief introduction. next, a funny story

5. Once Mark Twain was traveling with a friend of his. His friend lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to buy a train ticket for him. “But I don't have enough money to buy two tickets,” said Mark Twain. His friend didn't know what to do. “You can hide under my seat when the conductor comes to check the tickets,” Mark Twain said to him. When the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and one for his friend. He said to the conductor, “My friend is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat. He likes to lie on the floor under the seat.” Everyone in the train looked at his friend under the seat and laughed

6. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Twain began to gain fame when this story, appeared in the New York Saturday Press.

7. Huck is kidnapped by Pap, his drunken father. Pap kidnaps Huck because he wants Huck's $6000. Huck finally escapes from the deserted house in the woods and finds a canoe to shove off down the river. Instead of going back to the widow's house, he decides to run away. He is sick of all of the confinement and civilization that the window enforces upon him. He comes across Jim, Miss Watson's slave, and together, they spend nights and days journeying down the river, both in search of freedom.

8. Through all of the adventures down the river, Huck learns a variety of life lessons and improves as a person. He develops a conscience and truly feels for humanity. The complexity of his character is enhanced by his ability to relate so easily with nature and the river All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called "Huckleberry Finn." all American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.

9. Following the Equator is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt...

10. The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.

11. Nothing is made in vain, but the fly came near it. As long as had ignorance and self- confidence, you can succeed by all means.

12. Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody

13. The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's.

14. The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up

15. Mark Twain was one of the great artists of all time. He was and is one authentic giant of our national literature. ".the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs." -- William Faulkner

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