Mark Twain: A Biography
by Albert Bigelow Paine
Publisher: eBooks@Adelaide 2003
ISBN/ASIN: B00178HNKY
Description:
Biography of the classic American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. He is also known for his quotations.
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