Mark Twain is known primarily as a humorist, famous for such quips as 'It is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.' Even the prestigious prize for American humor, which has been given to writers and performers such as George Carlin and Tina Fey, is called the 'Mark Twain prize'.
Twain is one of America's best-known and most beloved writers. Through classics such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Twain earned enormous popularity in his own lifetime and has continued to be read by successive generations.
Twain primarily used a form of humor known as satire, the use of humorous exaggeration and
Twain is one of America's best-known and most beloved writers. Through classics such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Twain earned enormous popularity in his own lifetime and has continued to be read by successive generations.
Twain primarily used a form of humor known as satire, the use of humorous exaggeration and