Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Clemens, was an American writer, journalist and humorist. He won a worldwide audience for his (novel) of the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Clemens was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, of a Virginian family. He was brought up in Hannibal, Missouri. his father's death in 1847, he was apprenticed (当学徒) to a printer and wrote for his brother's newspaper, and he worked unbelievably hard. He later worked as a licensed Mississippi river-boat pilot. The Civil War put an end to the steam boat traffic, and Clemens moved to Virginia City, he edited the Territorial Enterprise. On February 3, 1863, “Mark Twain” was born when he signed a (humor) travel account with that pen name.
In 1864, Twain left for California, and worked in San Francisco as a reporter. He visited Hawaii as a reporter for the Sacramento Union, (publish) letters on his trip and giving lectures. He set out on a world tour, traveling in France and Italy. His experiences were recorded in 1869 in the Innocents Abroad, which (gain) him wide popularity.
Between 1876 and 1884 he published several masterpieces, which time, Twain also produced many essays. Twain died on April 21, 1910. After all these years, many of his masterpieces (appreciate) today by people all over the world.
