jueves, 28 de enero de 2010

MARK TWAIN.

jueves, enero 28, 2010

When was Mark Twain born?

- Mark Twain (real name: Samuel Clemens) was born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born November 30, 1835 however his better known pseudonym was born February 3rd, 1863 when he signed a humorous travelogue "Mark Twain".

When did Mark Twain marry Olivia Langdon?

- February 2, 1870 is when Twain got married to Olivia Langdon.

Three Mark Twain Jobs?


- He was a reporter, a publisher, and a riverboat pilot.


When did the adventures of tom sawyer by mark twain take place in?


- 1876

Was mark twain for or against slavery?


- In Twain's books "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson" he is eloquently anti-slavery. This theme is repeated in any of his other works.
There are also some articles he wrote that were obviously anti-slavery.

Why did Samuel Clemens use the pen name Mark Twain?


- Mark twain is a term used in steam boat piloting it means the water is 13 feet deep mark twains dream job was to be a pilot of a steam boat so he used the term as his pen name.

What books did Mark Twain write?


- Samual Langhorne Clemens (AKA:Mark Twain ) wrote: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Adventures of Tom Sawyer.


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1601, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A Dog's Tale, A Double Barrelled Detective Story, A Horse'sTale, Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories, Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven, Chapters From My Autobiography, Christian Science, Complete letters of mark Twain, Curious Republic of Gondour, Editorial Wild Oats, Essays on Pauk Burget, Eve's Diary, Extracts From Adams Diary, Fenimor Cooper's Literary Offenses, Following the Equator, Golsmith's Friend Abroad Again, How to Tell a Story, In Defence of Harriet Shelley, Is Shakespeare Dead, Life on the Mississippi, On the Decay of the Art of Lying. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Roughing It, Sketches New and Old, Some Rambling Notes on an Idle Excursion, The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories, The American Claimant, The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut, The Gilded Age, The Innocents Abroad, Letters from Earth, The Man Who Corrupted Hailleyburg, The Mysterious Stranger, The Prince and the Pauper, The Stolen White Elephant, The Tragedy of Puddi'nhead Wilson, Those Extraordinary Twins, Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective, What is Man.


What was Mark Twain's last book?


- "Mark Twain's Autobiography" published posthumouly.


Why was mark twain important?


- Mark Twain was important because he informed our country about the things that went on all over the world through his many writings that brought people's attention. He did this by traveling and documenting his observations into a humerous story.

What is the connection between Mark twain and Halley's comet?


- It is believed that Mark Twain (aka Samuel Clemens) was born the same month as the passing of Halley's comet in November 1835. Halley's Comet passed on November 10th 1835 and Twain was born November 30th 1835. Twain vowed he would "go out"with the passing of the comet, as it passes in 75 year cycles. Halley's comet passed again April 20th 1910, Twain passed April 21st 1910.

What is Mark Twains real name and what is he famous for?


- The answer is samuel L . Clemens

What era is the writings of Mark Twain?


- Mark Twain wrote during the late 19th century, in the era he termed "The Gilded Age."

At what age did Mark Twain start writing?


- He started writing at age 12 shortly after his fathers death.

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