2. LIFE
Real name: Samuel
Langhorne Clemens
Born: November 30, 1835.
Florida,Missouri, U.S.
American author and
humourist
Social criticism in his works
Good at performing
colloquial speech
Obscene word: "Nigger"
3. CHILDHOOD-YOUTH
Parents: Jane Lampton Clemens and
Josh Marshall Clemens –lawyer and
judge.
Sixth of seven children.
Clemens Family moved to Hannibal.
Josh died because of pneumonia.
(11y-o)
He left and worked as a printer in NY,
Philadelphia…
4. 1st work at Hannibal Journal
"The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer"
Worked as river boat pilot.
Pen name: "By the mark,
Twain" in 1863
Travelled to Europe and
Polynesia as a journalist
WORK
5. FAMILY
Married to Olivia
Langdon in 1870
Three
daughters:
Susy, Clara and
Jean
6. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1876).
He was a critic of slavery.
Based on Finn's belief in the right
thing to do though most believed that
it was wrong.
Became famous.
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
7. Death: April 21,
1910 (74)
Some schools have
his name.
Mark Twain Prize for
American Humor.
The Mark Twain
Boyhood Home &
Museum
LEGACY
