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Mark Twain
Mark Twain was born in the state of Missouri in the United States in 1835.
His father was an unsuccessful lawyer. The family seldom lived more than a
year or two in the same town. That is why the future writer did not even finish
secondary school. He went to work at the age of 12.
For two years he worked for his elder brother’s small newspaper both as a
printer and reporter.
In 1857 he became a pilot on the Mississipi river. He continued to write.
In 1976 he wrote “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”. The book was read by
everybody, by the young and old and was translated into nearly every language
in the world. “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” was such a success that in 1884
he wrote “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, and then “Tom Sawyer
Abroad” and “Tom Sawyer the Detective” in 1896. There were many other
books written by Mark Twain. But his novels about Tom Sawyer and his friend
Huckleberry Finn brought him world fame. Mark Twain’s real name was
Sammuel Clemens. He took his penname from the words “to mark” and “twain”
which were used by leadsmen on the steamboats to mark the depth of two
fathoms.
Mark Twain’s stories enjoy widespread popularity. His characters are
always well-drawn, his stories are true-to-life and the plots of his stories are
skilfully built up.
Many years have passed since Mark Twain’s death, but even now we enjoy
reading his works. Besides being a humorist, Mark Twain is also a realist — the
author of biting satires and bitterly critical pages revealing a good deal of the
truth about American way of life.