1-i heard thats not his real name what is his real name and why did he change it??
2- i went to his childhood home and they have little display cases and some of his quotes i read something he said but all i can remember is the words "magical mississippi" does anyone know the whole quote and where i can find it ?
id greatly appreciate it thanks
2006-09-23 18:14:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, novelist, writer, and lecturer.
Although Twain was confounded by financial and business affairs, his humor and wit were keen, and he enjoyed immense public popularity. At his peak, he was probably the most popular American celebrity of his time. In 1907, crowds at the Jamestown Exposition thronged just to get a glimpse of him. He had dozens of famous friends, including William Dean Howells, Booker T. Washington, Nikola Tesla, Helen Keller, and Henry Huttleston Rogers. Fellow American author William Faulkner is credited with writing that Twain was "the first truly American writer, and all of us since are his heirs." Twain died in 1910 and is buried in Elmira, New York.
2006-09-23 18:32:04 · answer #1 · answered by chevytruckdood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Samuel Langhorne Clemens is his real name. He chose his pen name from his years spent on a riverboat, mark twine is another term used for safe water. He first used this name in 1863.
2. I could not find a quote in regards to Mississippi. However here is a link to some Twain quotes:
http://www.twainquotes.com/M.html
2006-09-24 01:33:00 · answer #2 · answered by ImNotTheBrightestCrayonInTheBox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his real name was Samuel Clemens. He changed to Mark Twain because it was common in the 1800"s for people to assume a pen name, and to "mark twain" was a nautical term from the mississippi river boats he grew up around. It was used to mark the depth of the river bottom so the boats kenw where to pass.
2006-09-24 01:17:54 · answer #3 · answered by parental unit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His real name was Samuel Clemens. You can get all the Mark Twain's on the net to to Bartlett's quotes. He has great quotes on politics and cats. Also, check out Will Roger's quotes
2006-09-24 01:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by desert_kats 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-24 08:22:42 · answer #5 · answered by cG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋