10 Facts about Mark Twain

Post On: June 6, 2017
By: Agustina

The notable writer in the world in explained on facts about Mark Twain. He was born on 30th November 1835 and died o 21st April 1910. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. People recognize him more as Mark Twain. It was his pen name, which made him famous in the literary world. Twain was known as a lecturer, publisher, entrepreneur, humorist and writer. Let me show you other unique facts about Mark Twain below:

Facts about Mark Twain 1: the notable works

Can you mention the notable works of Mark Twain? In 1876, he published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In 1885, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published. Both are included in the list of Great American novels. People like to read both novels until today.

Facts about Mark Twain 2: the setting

The setting of his famous novel Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer was inspired from Hannibal, Missouri. When he was a child, he grew up in that place.

Mark Twain 1850

Mark Twain 1850

Facts about Mark Twain 3: the early career

The early career of twain was an apprentice dealing with a printer. His occupation was a typesetter after he completed the apprenticeship. Orion Clemens was the newspaper owned by his brother where Twain contributed articles.



Facts about Mark Twain 4: humorous story

In 1865, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” of Twain was published. It was a humorous story.  Due to the warm reception, the classic Greek version of his story was published too.

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Facts about Mark Twain 5: the notable friends

During his life, Twain was befriended with notable people such as the European royalty, industrialist, artists and presidents.

Mark Twain Signature

Mark Twain Signature

Facts about Mark Twain 6: economy

His occupation as a lecturer and writing earned him a lot of money. However, he had to lose most of it due to his failed business ventures. Henry Huttleston Rogers aided him when he was in the state of bankruptcy.

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Facts about Mark Twain 7: the title

He was called as the father of American literature by the notable author, William Faulkner.

Facts about Mark Twain 8: interest

The primary interest of Twain was related to science. One of his best friends was Nikola Tesla. He had three patents for invention.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Facts about Mark Twain 9: a self-pasting scrapbook

One of his successful inventions was a self-pasting scrapbook. The sales reached 25,000 pieces.

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Facts about Mark Twain 10: the Paige typesetting machine

The Paige typesetting machine was a technology, which cost him a lot of money.  However, this investment was a complete failure.

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