Mark Twain's Letters 1886-1900 Volume Iv (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781478208525)

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author andhumorist. He is most noted for his novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", which became very popular and brought nationwide attention. His travelogues were also well received. Twain had found his calling. -wikipedia

Author: Mark Twain
ISBN-10: 147820852X
ISBN-13: 9781478208525
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2012
Pages: 362
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.75d