Mark Twain’s legendary wit extended far beyond his novels, with a life packed full of bizarre inventions, daring adventures, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The Mark Twain Journal is devoted to the lives and works of Mark Twain and his circle of family, friends, and acquaintances, ...

This month, NewSouth Books will release a combined volume of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, edited by Twain scholar Alan Gribben, a professor at Auburn University. In ...

In the vein of his earlier trademark biographies on George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and Alexander Hamilton, Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow’s latest is a comprehensive look at the life and ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. -- The Mark Twain Museum will hold "An Evening with Mary and Cathay" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, to celebrate Black History Month. Two one-person shows will be presented, citing tales ...

Today, the forest spans about 1.5 million acres across 29 counties. In Douglas County, it remains a patchwork of public ...

The idea of Ben Shattuck’s “The History of Sound” winning the 2025 Mark Twain American Voices in Literature Award from the Mark Twain House & Museum seems impossibly appropriate. The short story ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Nov. 30, 18__, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, best known by the name Mark Twain, was born in Florida, Missouri. He is a celebrated American author, his most famous works including ...

At just 31, Mark Twain sailed to Europe and the Holy Land on the steamship Quaker City, an excursion that resulted in his first great literary success, The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' ...

'Mark Twain Tonight!' is coming to Binghamton with a new lead performer. Here's what to know about the show and how to buy ...

”Mark Twain,” By Ron Chernow. Publisher: Penguin, 1,174 pages. $45. It’s said that when “War and Peace” was finished and about to be published, Tolstoy looked at the huge book and suddenly exclaimed, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. By Amy Burger Special to the Post-Dispatch Mar 14, 2022 Mar 14, 2022 0 All of the homes in Lafayette Square have a unique history ...