Read an extensive biography of America's beloved author, featuring summaries of his works , a time-line of his life's events, and family bios.

Explore the life of this famous American author who was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835. See photos and read related stories.

Provides searchable text of Mark Twain's autobiography as he published it in the North American Review in 1906 and 1907.

Hal Waller's American Studies thesis attempts to catalog and cross-reference by time period the various autobiographies published by Twain.

Find the secret meanings in the script of this famed author when analyst Louie Seibert casts his eye to a personal letter written in 1902.

From washingtonpost.com comes this excerpt from Andrew Jay Hoffman's biography, which documents the earliest years of the author.

Exhibit devoted to the Spanish-American War offers a brief description of Twain's anti-imperialist leanings.

Read this biography as written by Twain's contemporary, Joseph Twichell, reproduced directly from the 1896 pages of Harper's Magazine.

Play a memory game designed by Twain in 1885 to help people learn historical facts, with the questions focusing on Twain's life and career.

Find an encyclopedia entry for Mark Twain, pen name of famed American writer Samuel Longhorn Clemens. Follow links to Clemens-related resources.

View photographs and drawings of the great author at various stages throughout his life, including a rarely seen image of Twain at age 18.

Reviews collectible postcards of Mark Twain published during his lifetime and shortly after his death, and the many postcards of places he lived and visited.

View landmarks related to the author in the city where he spent his summers, Elmira, NY. Includes a picture of his home and family graves.

Read background and online text of "Biography of Mark Twain" written by his 13-year-old daughter Susy Clemens in 1885 and 1886, with intimate portraits of family life.

Shoeleather History of Hartford presents this account of the author's history as a proponent for the labor movement during his days in CT.