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 Mark
Twain is called the father of American literature. Also, he is one
of the most famous writers in the world. He
is best known for his book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn허클베리
핀의 모험. This book is called the Great American Novel. Mark Twain wrote
28 books and numerous short stories throughout
his career. This week, let’s meet the great writer Mark Twain!
Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835 in a small
town in Missouri in the U.S. His name at birth was Samuel Langhorne
Clemens. Mark Twain is his pen name. Samuel’s father was a judge.
When Samuel was 12, his father died. At 13, he left school to work.
After two years, he joined his brother’s newspaper as an editorial
helper. It was here that young Samuel discovered that he enjoyed writing!
At 17, Samuel moved to St. Louis in Missouri. There,
he became a riverboat pilot in 1858. His pen name
“Mark Twain” comes from his days as a riverboat pilot. It is a river
term, which means that it is safe to navigate.
 The Civil War put an end to the steamboat traffic in 1861. So, Samuel
became out of work. He decided to leave Missouri. And he left for
California. In San Francisco, he began working as a newspaper reporter. In 1870, he married
Olivia Langdon, and they had four children.
Mark Twain began to gain fame when his story The Celebrated
Jumping Frog of Calavaras County appeared in the New York Saturday
Press on November 18 in 1865. His first book The Innocents Abroad
was published in 1869.
In 1885, Mark Twain published his most popular book
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In 1876, he published The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer톰 소여의 모험.
Mark Twain passed away on April 21, 1910. But many
people still remember him today. His childhood home in Missouri is
open to the public as a museum. In California, people hold Mark Twain
festivals every third weekend in May. |
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