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Definition of Mark twain

1. Noun. United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910).

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Literary usage of Mark twain

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent (1921)
"mark twain. A Biography. The Personal and Literary Life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. ... [Includes material published in several articles on mark twain in ..."

2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1911)
"Six other mark twain manuscripts sold as follows : "How the Chimney Sweep Got the Ear of the Emperor," 25 leaves, signed in full, $185 ; "Extracts from ..."

3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1915)
"Yes, it was mark twain himself, though that was not the name he gave, ... So far as I have been able to ascertain, mine is a unique mark twain autograph in ..."

4. The English Illustrated Magazine (1905)
"In his earlier books mark twain tried to be funny on every page, and though he succeeded at least eight times in ten, there was sometimes an evident ..."

5. A History of American Literature Since 1870 by Fred Lewis Pattee (1915)
"CHAPTER III mark twain With mark twain, American literature became for the first time ... mark twain interpreted the West from the standpoint of a native. ..."

6. On Contemporary Literature by Stuart Pratt Sherman (1917)
"THE DEMOCRACY OF mark twain ANY one who has thought of mark twain merely as the author of many books may well be recommended to make his acquaintance as a ..."

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