Mark Twain Biography

At what age did Twain leave his home?

18

Twain's most famous novels

Adventures of Tom Sawyer- 1876; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- 1884

When/Where did Twain die

April 21, 1910; New York

When/Where was Twain born?

Florida, Missouri; November 30,1835

How did Twain get his famous pen name and what does it mean?

From his experiences with steamboat piloting; Mark Twain means twelve feet of water

Twain grew up here

Hannibal, Missouri (close to the Mississippi River)

Mark Twain's Style of Writing

Humor; Imagery; Episodic; Realistic and Romantic; Satire

Where did Twain lives the last years of his life?

New York

Other published works by Twain

Puddn'head Wilson- (1894) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court- (1889) Following the Equator- (1897)

Twain's second book and year published

Roughing It; 1872 (experiences in the West)

Mark Twain's real name

Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Twain's first book and year published

The Innocents Abroad; 1869 (account of travels in Europe and Holy Land

What event occurred between the years 1895 and 1900 and what was the purpose?

Worldwide lecture tours; to prevent bankruptcy

Had a reputation as...

humorist, satirist, and social critic

What did Twain send to his brother Orion?

letters recounting his experiences (printed in Missouri newspaper)

What halted Twain's career as a steamboat pilot?

the Civil War

First novel and year published

the Gilded Age; 1872 (Wrote with C. D. Warner- satire of political and business corruption in post-Civil War America)

How did Twain get famous?

the story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in 1865 (story about jumping competition among frogs)

What was Twain's boyhood ambition and when did he pursue it?

to be a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River; 1857

How long was Twain's apprenticeship?

two years

Twain's first job

typesetter and printer in Philadelphia, New York, and Washington