Mark Twain

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  • Mark Twain is Born

    Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri.
    Mark Twain’s given name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He used Mark Twain as a pen name. He was the sixth child of John and Jane Clemens.

  • The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

    The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is a short story by Mark Twain. The story was printed in newspapers and magazines around the country. The story is very humorous.

  • The Innocents Abroad

    The Innocents Abroad was published and was Twain's most successful book during his lifetime. The Innocents Abroad details Twain's voyages throughout Europe and the Middle East.

  • He Gets Married to Olivia Langdon

    In February 1870, he married 24-year-old Olivia Langdon. She was the daughter of a rich New York coal merchant.

  • First Child Born

    Langdon Clemens was Mark and Olivia's first born child. He was born prematurely on Nov. 7‚ 1870.

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by Mark Twain and the novel was published on December 10, 1884.

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    In 1889, Twain published A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. It was a science-fiction/historical novel about ancient England. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is Twain’s most directed novel of social criticism.

  • The Death of Mark Twain

    Mark Twain died on April 21, 1910. He died at the age of 74 at his country home in Redding, Connecticut. He was buried in Elmira, New York.