MARK TWAIN

(Samuel Langhorne Clemens) Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri. He became a riverboat pilot on the Mississppi river. Then he contribute to his brother!s newspaper" Hannibal #ournal.

Writing
Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse, but evolve into a chronicler o$ the vanities, h%pocrisies an mur erous acts o$ man&in . At mi 'career, with Huckleberry Finn, he combine rich humor, stur % narrative an social criticism. Man% o$ Twain(s wor&s have been suppresse at times $or various reasons. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been repeate l% restricte in American high schools, not least $or its $re)uent use o$ the wor *nigger,* which was in common usage in the pre'+ivil War perio in which the novel was set. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Tom ,aw%er was mo ele on Mar& Twain as a chil , with traces o$ two schoolmates, #ohn -riggs an Will -owen. The boo& also intro uce in a supporting role Huc&leberr% .inn, base on Twain(s bo%hoo $rien Tom -lan&enship. The stor% is situate in Hannibal.