Mark Twain

On November 30, 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri. Soon after, he and his family relocated to Hannibal, Missouri, where he spent most of his youth. Henry Clay Riley, John Briggs, and Tom Blankenship were among Twain's boyhood friends and neighbors, and the latter two ultimately became Twain's first publishers. He started working as an apprentice for a printer a year after his father died. He started producing essays and illustrations for The Hannibal Journal.

Twain was a comedian, author, entrepreneur, lecturer, and travel writer from the United States. His writing style was distinctive and appealed to the average person, which made him a huge sensation at the time and continues to resonate with people now. His wit and humor won him acclaim from both reviewers and colleagues.

Many people considered Twain to be a friend, including presidents, artists, entrepreneurs, and European nobility. "The two most significant days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why," Twain is quoted as saying.

He began his career as a journalist for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise. In 1865, he published his debut story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog Calaveras County." As a result of the international attention, a French version was released.

Mark Twain's best-known works are "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884), widely described as "the Great American Novel." He has become one of the most cited novels of all time, with his writings translated into over 30 languages.