Mark Twain was an American author and humorist. He was very popular in his time, earning praise for his incisive satire from critics and peers alike. He was touted as the “greatest American humorist of his age”.
Twain was born during a visit by Halley’s Comet, and he predicted that he would “go out with it,” too. He died the day following the comet’s subsequent return.
Born
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
November 30, 1835
Florida, Missouri
Died
April 21, 1910 (aged 74)
Redding, Connecticut
Genres
Fiction, historical fiction, children’s literature, non-fiction, travel literature, satire, essay, philosophical literature, social commentary, literary criticism
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