Explore Mark Twain's greatest books, from timeless adventures to sharp wit and humor. Discover the classics that shaped ...
Twain expressed the hope in writing that the country’s new president, Rutherford B. Hayes, would put this author, Richard Irving Dodge, at the helm of the Indian Department. "There’s a man who ...
The daily routines of history’s greatest writers reveal a lot about the importance of habit and discipline. Previously, we’ve ...
Mark Twain once wrote, "An oyster has hardly any ... his regular evening ambition was "to move upon the supper works and destroy oysters done up in all kinds of seductive styles," via Smithsonian ...
The 70 th birthday of Mark Twain was a lavish affair held at Delmonico’s restaurant in New York City. In introducing Twain, friend William Dean Howells said, “Now, ladies and gentlemen ...
In the late 1800s, celebrated author Mark Twain called Hartford, CT his home. The Mark Twain House and Museum now commemorates this period with a new exhibition and walking tour.
The comedian and former late-night talk show host will be given the Kennedy Center’s annual comedy honor at a ceremony in ...
Conan O'Brien was named the 26th recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Thursday, Jan. 16, joking it's for his 'work as a riverboat pilot.' ...