Interesting Facts About Mark Twain Which Make Him Such A Good Writer

Mark Twain Your name Your Institution of Affiliation March 7, 2018 Interesting Facts about Mark twain 1 Son of John Marshall Clements. Mr. Clements was a Tennessee country merchant 2 Also known as Samuel Langhorne Clements, who was born at November 30, 1835. Just a few weeks after the time when Halley’s comet first appeared in Earth. 3 Second to the last child. Unfortunate circumstances has caused half of his siblings to die. 4 Twain became a printer’s apprentice in Hannibal Journal back in 1846 after he quit from school and his father died of pneumonia. 5 Was an avid reader. Although he wasn’t able to go to school, he read books in the library to educate himself. 6 Died after the next passing of the Halley’s comet. He predicted that he would die during that date. Died of a heart attack. 7 Was married to Olivia for 34 years. They had 3 children. 8 Inspired with his childhood in Missouri, he published The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 9 Wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1885, which is what we call today as “The first Great American Novel”. 10 Wrote a total of 28 books, not including other pieces of literature that he authored. One of the reasons why Mark Twain was a very good writer was because of his experiences in life. He didn’t only use his experiences as inspiration but also as a catalyst for his works. One of these experiences was the difficulties in life that led to the death of half of his siblings. His father, John Marshall Clements, who died due to pneumonia made living even more difficult, which the...