Sparks flew as Sea Tea Improv presented “R Rated Twain,” a selection of racy and salacious writings by Mark Twain at The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford on Thursday night. The local improv ...

Mark Twain’s stories feel like an old friend who keeps reminding us why we fell in love with reading in the first place.

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As a free democratic society that continues to struggle with cynicism to accept our news media, we would do well to heed the writings of Mark Twain (1835-1910, labeled the father of American ...

Mark Twain, celebrated for "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn," is widely credited with a quote linking the fear of death to ...

The short story collection doesn’t just touch on cultural themes Twain would have appreciated, it deals in the sort of wordplay and conscious undermining of literary formats he popularized.

Writing a biography of Mark Twain is a little like building a playpen for a lion. Soon enough the big cat will get loose. Biographer Ron Chernow’s 1,200-page “Mark Twain” is as sturdy a cage as can be ...

For years, Mark Twain was somewhat ignored by locals as one of Carson City’s most famous and controversial residents who, after leaving here, became a worldwide sensation still recognized and revered ...

People frequently tell Ralph Shortell ’66 that he looks a lot like Mark Twain. In response, Shortell adopts the manner of the 19th century author and humorist and speaks from beneath his flowing white ...

A new touring version of “Mark Twain Tonight!” starring Richard Thomas will have its first performances at TheaterWorks Hartford on Aug. 12-24, the theater announced Thursday. The show was originally ...

A new history by Roland Allen uncovers the wealth of ideas and invention hidden in the notebooks of literary luminaries. By Wilson Wong Mary Jane never “sat right” with the award-winning scientist and ...