The “universal river” that Twain traversed, all he saw and felt and wrote about can’t really be recaptured by a biographer.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, popularly known as Mark Twain, was born Nov. 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri, and spent his childhood in nearby Hannibal. Twain is best known for the novels set in his boyhood ...

Mark Twain is an American icon. We now know him as the author of classics, but in his day he was a controversial satirist and public figure who traveled the world and lifted post-Civil War spirits ...

Multiple points of data, all spelled out below, show that mentions of this quote with Twain's name appeared to be born on the internet during or prior to the year 2012. On Oct. 30, 2023, the Boycott ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WBNG) -- One of Elmira’s adopted sons is coming home. On Tuesday and Wednesday evening, “Mark Twain Tonight!” ...

Well, here's a piece I never imagined myself writing: A defense of a white man's use of the N-word. I want to start with a little back-story: I don't use the N-word. Not ever. But I used to, not so ...

Along with punching out impressive drum parts, he brought Tolkien, Twain and Wilde to bear on the world of prog. Here are ...

HANNIBAL, Missouri (Reuters) - One hundred years after reports of his death were correct, not exaggerated, Mark Twain is a hot commodity again with an autobiography on the best-seller list and a new ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ELMIRA, N.Y. • Huckleberry Finn sprang to life in a swirl of cheap cigar smoke at Mark Twain's cozy hilltop cabin in upstate New ...

In the wake of current events, Thomas — best known for playing John-Boy Walton on CBS’ “The Waltons” — is confident that ...