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马克吐温 （1835-1910） Samuel Langhorne Clemens?(November 30, 1835?– April 21, 1910)? He is a famous writer , humorist and lecturer. He was lauded as the greatest American humorist of his age.? William Faulkner?called him the father of?American literature. He was born shortly after a visit by?Halleys Comet, and he predicted that he would go out with it, too. He died the day following the comets subsequent return. His early life Adventurous boyhood At the age of 11, his father died so he had to leave school and become an apprentice to a printer . In 1865, his humorous story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, was published, based on a story he heard at?Angels Hotel?in?Angels Camp?California where he had spent some time as a miner . His main works The mysterious stranger (神秘的陌生人) Trilogy of Mississipi 密西西比河三部曲 Life on the Mississippi 密西西比河上 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝利费恩历险记 Other works Running for Governor《竞选州长》 The ￡1,000,000 Bank-Note《百万英镑》 The Gilded Age《镀金时代》 The innocent abroad《傻子出国记》 The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg 《败坏了哈德莱堡的人》 Roughing It 《苦行记》 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆·索亚历险记》 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》 Thank you! Mark Twain His first success 马克·吐温四大名著