One of the most eagerly awaited books of the year, Ron Chernow’s new biography of Mark Twain covers all aspects of the life of the most famous American writer of his time. The book, released on March ...

Early Life: Clemens grew up in Hannibal, Mo., the Mississippi River town that served as the setting for many of his famous books. After his father died when he was 11, Clemens became a printer's ...

In 1867, after successfully marketing accounts of his Mideast travels to several newspapers, Mark Twain wrote to his mother, "Am pretty well known now. Intend to be better known." But he could hardly ...

In the late 19th century, a letter addressed to “Mark Twain, God Knows Where” was delivered to him. That was celebrity before there existed the supposedly indispensable mechanisms of celebrity — ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Michael Shelden shrewdly begins his portrait of the last few years in the life of Mark Twain with the "blustery Friday afternoon" ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The Mark Twain Journal is devoted to the lives and works of Mark Twain and his circle of family, friends, and acquaintances, ...