If you're feeling down, reading a Mark Twain short story is a great way to escape and feel instantly more clever. But, if you ...

Mark Twain provided us with some of the best quips of all-time—but he's also one of the most misquoted people who ever lived. Here are 10 quotes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn author likely ...

Such is the case with Mark Twain, whose famous quip about his own death is frequently butchered by well-meaning admirers, as This Day In Quotes explains ... is in the best of health.

America's best known and most revered storyteller, Mark Twain (1835-1910), is remembered for his novels, satirical punditry ...

In his last, most pathetic years, Mark ... best illuminated by Chernow’s biography and its emphasis on Twain’s most forlorn years. “I have no special regard for Satan,” Chernow quotes ...

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