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1、Mark Twain (1835-1910),The Name of Mark Twain,Twains real name was Samuel Clemens.Mark Twain,which meanswatermark two,was a call used by sailors on the Mississippi to warn shipmates that they were coming into shallow water.,Mark Twain (1835 -1910),Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was a
2、lso a famous speaker. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was born in Florida and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jok
3、es on all of his friends and neighbors. He didnt like to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home.,Early life experience,Born in a little town in Mississippi At 11, he lost his father At 13, he stopped schooling Tramp printer Steamboat pilot on the Mississippi Confederate guerrilla Prospec
4、tor Reporter on the far western frontier Traveler abroad,His Marriage,At 34 years old he married Olivia Langdon Clemens, daughter of a New York coal magnate, a member of the countrys wealthy elite. She would be partner, editor, and fellow traveler in success and failure for the next thirty-five year
5、s.,In His Middle Ages,By 1900 Twain had become Americas foremost celebrity. He was invited to attend ship launchings, anniversary gatherings, political conventions, and countless dinners. Reporters met him at every port of call, anxious to print a new quip from the famous humorist. To enhance his im
6、age, he took to wearing white suits and loved to stroll down the street and see people staring at him.,His Later Life,There are many tragic events in his later life: the failure of his investments, his fatiguing travels and lectures in order to pay off his debts, and added to this, the death of his
7、wife and two daughters which left him absolutely inconsolable. Some critics link these tragic events with the change of style in his later works, from an optimist and humorist to an almost despairing determinist.,His Death,Mark Twain died of illness on April 21, 1910. When he passed away, newspapers
8、 around the country declared, “The whole world is mourning.” By then, Sam Clemens had long since ceased to be a private citizen. He had become Mark Twain, a proud possession of the American nation.,Mark Twain and the Mississippi,Mark Twain loved the great river so much that he always went in the dir
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