Biography

 Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Florida, Missouri; November 30, 1835-Redding, Connecticut; April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, orator and humorist. He wrote works of great success and worldwide fame such as The Prince and the Pauper and A Yankee in King Arthur's Court, but he is best known for his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.