Mark Twain’s Birthday

Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835, as Samuel Clemens in Florida, MO.  He died on April 21, 1910, in Redding, Connecticut, at the age of 75.

Twain was a beloved, American literary icon.  His works include some of his most notable novels such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, The Prince and the Pauper, and The Tragedy or Pudd’inhead Wilson.