Mark Twain is famous for writing countless books that changed the face of American literature — whether fiction or nonfiction ...

From the inscription in this copy of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," the book appears to have been a Christmas gift from Twain to his daughter Clara Clemens in 1886. The inscription is signed "From Papa." ...

Mark Twain, Introductory Note to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Ernest Hemingway declared that "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn." ...

The following Q&A, which has been edited for length and clarity, is from our March interview with the author, published here ...

Mark Twain chronicled his experiences living and working out West in his book Roughing It, published in 1872. In this excerpt from the book's fourth chapter, Twain describes his 1861 journey by ...

There are books written by Mark Twain, as well as books written about Mark Twain, that dot the shelves of a quaint little ...

James the narrator and Jim the slave are as chalk and cheese; James is cerebral and educated while Jim is skilled but not ...

Celebrated American author Mark Twain was very dismissive of people who think it is possible for someone to learn how to write a novel. "A man who is not born with the novel-writing gift has a ...