Mark Twain

How much do you know about him? (1835—1910) The greatest humorist of the 19th century in American literature. Also one of the greatest writer in the world.

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his masterpieces 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

his masterpieces 1881 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

his short stories The £ 1,000,000 Bank-Note

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1.tell us his wok experience Over the next two decades he was a printer, a riverboat pilot, a soldier, a gold miner, a business- man and a newspaper reporter.

2.What was his pen name? Mark twain. Samuel Langhorne Clemens is his real name.

3.tell us the meaning of his pen name “twain ” is an old word for “two”. “mark train” is to say that the water is two fathoms deep.

4.Where did he spend his childhood In Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River.

5.What was his first successful story? His first successful story was about a jumping frog contest.

6.What are his most famous books? They are The adventures of Tom Sawyer. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Life on the Mississippi

7.Where was he born? He was born in Florida

8.What happened when he was at the age of twelve? He left school at the age of twelve to look for work.

9. Why did his writing become famous? His writing became famous for common people and the way they talked, but especially for his humor.

10.What has happened to his writing in the last years of his life? His writing lost most of its humor and became sad like him.

11.How did he became rich? He became rich from the many novels,short stories and travel journals he wrote and was very popular at public readings.

12.What was Mark Twain’s life like in the last years of his life? The last years of his life were filled with sad events, loneliness, and the loss if much money.

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