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Born
Mark Twain was born on November 30th, 1835 in Florida, Missouri. -
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A start in the writing business
Sam began writing for the Territorial Enterprise‚ in Virginia City‚ Nevada‚ newspaper where he used‚ for the first time‚ his pen name‚ Mark Twain. -
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain, his first great success as a writer, bringing him national attention -
Married Oliva Langdon
Mark proposed to Oliva in 1869, but was denied. However, he proposed again and she said yes and they were married in 1870. -
First Child
Mark had his first child on November 7th, 1870. However, he died only 19 months after birth. -
Starting a Family
In the beginning of 1871, Mark moved his family to Hartford, CT and a city he had come to love while visiting his publisher there‚ and where he had made friends. -
Roughing It
It was written during 1870–71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book Innocents Abroad. This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad. -
Second Child
Mark had his first daughter on March 19th, 1872. Her name was Olivia Susan Clemens. Howerver, she want by the name Susy. -
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
Is an 1873 novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirizes greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America in the era now referred to as the Gilded Age. -
Third Child
Mark had his 3rd child on June 8th, 1874. Her name was Clara Clemens. -
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
In 1876 Mark wrot a novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. -
A Tramp Abroad
A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. -
Fourth Child
Mark had his 4th and final child on July 26th, 1880. Her name was Jean Clemens. -
The Prince and the Pauper
It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. -
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the War. -
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in England in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. -
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled A Yankee in King Arthur's Court -
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Pudd'nhead Wilson is a novel by Mark Twain. It was published in 1894. -
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Originally, Mark Twain's novel was published as a serialization in Harper's Magazine beginning in 1895 and it was published in book form in 1896. At Twain’s request, Harper's Magazine published it anonymously to avoid expectations for it to be humorous. -
Following the Equator
In Following the Equator, an account of that travel published in 1897, the author criticizes racism, imperialism and missionary zeal in observations woven into the narrative with classical Twain wit. -
The Mysterious Stranger
The Mysterious Stranger is the final novel attempted by the American author Mark Twain. He worked on it periodically from 1897 through 1908. -
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1899, and was subsequently published by Harper & Brothers in the collection The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories and Sketches 1900. -
A Dog's Tale
'A Dog's Tale' is a short story written by Mark Twain. It first appeared in the December 1903 issue of Harper's magazine. -
Mark's wife dies
Mark and his wife move to Italy in 1903 and a year later she dies. -
Death
Mark died on April 20th, 1910 in Redding, CT. -
Letters from the Earth
Letters from the Earth is one of Mark Twain's posthumously published works. The essays were written during a difficult time in Twain's life; he was deep in debt and had lost his wife and one of his daughters.
