Mark Twain’s Family And His Young Age
Mark Twain or his actual name as Samuel Langhorne (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910) was a legend in America's literature. He had produced thousands of writings, from articles, letters, journals to novels. Among his famous novel was Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which was later called as Great American Novel. His another masterpiece, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer became an American classic and bestseller, at the time of his death. William Faulkner called him as The Father of American Literature.
Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. His Father, John Marshall Clemens (August 11, 1798 – March 24, 1847) was a Tennessee country merchant while his mother was Jane Lampton Clemens (June 18, 1803 – October 27, 1890). Unfortunately, his father died of pneumonia at his age of 11.
Mark Twain, including him, had 7 siblings. He was the 6th of the 7 children. Below are the summary of his siblings.
Most of his siblings died at young age. Henry died in a riverboat explosion at the age of 20. When he was three years old, his sister Margaret died at 9 years old, followed by his brother, Benjamin 3 years later (aged 10). Pleasant died at only 6 month old.
Mark Twain followed his family to Hannibal, Missouri at the age of 4. This place was a port town on the Mississippi River. It gave Twain lots of inspiration for his writing of the fictional town of St. Petersburg in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain was able to familiarize with the institution of slavery as Missouri was a slave state, which enabled him to write about it in his writings.
The next year after his father's death, Twain became a printer's apprentice. In 1851, which he was only 16 years old, he worked as a typesetter and soon writing articles and humorous sketches for his brother, Orion's newspaper, Hannibal Journal. Two years later, he left Hannibal and worked as a printer in New York City, Philadelhpia, St. Louis and Cincinnati. Twain did not attend any conventional school. However, he could educate himself in public libraries in the evenings. Public libraries was his paradise of wide sources of information and knowledge. At 22, Twain returned to Missouri.
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Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. His Father, John Marshall Clemens (August 11, 1798 – March 24, 1847) was a Tennessee country merchant while his mother was Jane Lampton Clemens (June 18, 1803 – October 27, 1890). Unfortunately, his father died of pneumonia at his age of 11.
Mark Twain, including him, had 7 siblings. He was the 6th of the 7 children. Below are the summary of his siblings.
- Orion (July 17, 1825 – December 11, 1897)
- Pamela (September 19, 1827 – August 31, 1904)
- Pleasant (1828–1829)
- Margaret (May 31, 1830 – August 17, 1839)
- Benjamin (June 8, 1832 – May 12, 1842)
- Samuel (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910) – Mark Twain himself
- Henry ((July 13, 1838 - June 21, 1858)
Most of his siblings died at young age. Henry died in a riverboat explosion at the age of 20. When he was three years old, his sister Margaret died at 9 years old, followed by his brother, Benjamin 3 years later (aged 10). Pleasant died at only 6 month old.
Mark Twain followed his family to Hannibal, Missouri at the age of 4. This place was a port town on the Mississippi River. It gave Twain lots of inspiration for his writing of the fictional town of St. Petersburg in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain was able to familiarize with the institution of slavery as Missouri was a slave state, which enabled him to write about it in his writings.
The next year after his father's death, Twain became a printer's apprentice. In 1851, which he was only 16 years old, he worked as a typesetter and soon writing articles and humorous sketches for his brother, Orion's newspaper, Hannibal Journal. Two years later, he left Hannibal and worked as a printer in New York City, Philadelhpia, St. Louis and Cincinnati. Twain did not attend any conventional school. However, he could educate himself in public libraries in the evenings. Public libraries was his paradise of wide sources of information and knowledge. At 22, Twain returned to Missouri.
Get Mark Twain's best selling novels at The Mark Twain Classical Ebook Collection
