Evaluation:
Published: 30.04.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Mark Twain', 1.
  • Essays 'Mark Twain', 2.
Extract

It is widely postulated by many that Samuel Longhorne Clemens holds the title of one of the greatest authors of American History. His literary masterpieces are revolutionary works, and his style is one of his own. A style to be mirrored by many, yet mastered by none. The eccentric writer has created a plethora of well read works under a variety pseudonyms, the most common and well noted, Mark Twain, which he shall be referred to throughout this analysis of his life, style and influences, and the criticism placed upon his novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Born November 30, 1835 into the small town of Florida, Missouri, Samuel
Longhorne Clemens led an adventurous life. …

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