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(November 30,1835-April 21,1910) Hannibal,Missouri Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), American author \humorist ● The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) ● Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1855) –the Great American Novel

★ Halley’s Comet ★ greatest American humorist of his age ★ the father of American literature – William Faulkner

Experiences : ○ Printer ○ Typesetter (contributed articles to newspaper) ○ Riverboat pilot (Mississippi River) ○ Gold miner ○ Reporter (The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County) ○ Writer ○ Public speaker ○ Businessman (Paige Compositor)

Mark Twain ’s main works

Life on the Mississippi It tells his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the American Civil War.

The Adventure of Tom Sawyer The novel talked about a young boy called Tom Sawyer ’ life along the Mississippi River. It is one of the greatest works of children's literature

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The book is about how to set the slaves free and how to make one ’ s dream come true.

The Mysterious Stranger In this book, Mark Twain insisted that man should depend on themselves to make a better world.

Other Works Running For Governor 竞选州长 The Gilded Age 镀金时代 The Innocent Abroad 傻子出国记 And so on

Famous Saying The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Humor is mankind ’ s greatest blessing. Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody. which he never shows to anybody.

By 1900 Twain had become America’s foremost celebrity. He was invited to attend anniversary gatherings, political conventions, and countless dinners. Reporters met him at every port of call, anxious to print a new quip from the famous humorist.

 Mark Twain’s contribution to the development of realism and to American literature as a whole was partly through his theories of localism in American fiction, and partly through his colloquial style

Mark Twain died of illness on April 21, When he passed away, newspapers around the country declared, “The whole world is mourning.”

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