Mark Twain was first encountered by the reviewer as the avuncular, white-haired visage joining the purple-clad Robert Louis ...

With the rise of newspapers chains under such press barons as William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, reporters were hungry for quotes, and Twain fed them lines that were both funny and ...

Ron Chernow on the life of Mark Twain 08:00. The Mississippi Valley is "as tranquil and reposeful as dreamland, and has nothing this-worldly about it … nothing to hang a fret or worry upon." ...

The 1,200-page “Mark Twain” will be published next week. ... (Twain) has a wonderful quote where he says that Teddy Roosevelt is the Tom Sawyer of the political world of the early 20th century.

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America's best known and most revered storyteller, Mark Twain (1835-1910), is remembered for his novels, satirical punditry and travel writings, but is rarely thought of as a political thinker and ...

The wild, comic, self-deflating, volcanic genius of Mark Twain As Ron Chernow’s epic new biography shows, Mark Twain still has much to tell America. May 14, 2025 ...

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about literary culture. This week’s installment tests your knowledge of Mark Twain, one of America’s most popular authors.

"Mark Twain" is the new book from National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow, whose other massive biographies include "Washington," "Hamilton" (inspiration for the musical) and "Grant." ...

Book Review: Ron Chernow’s ‘Mark Twain’ gives readers an honest assessment of beloved author’s life Chernow’s willingness to give readers the unvarnished truth about Twain makes the ...

Among his many aphorisms, Mark Twain is credited with this: “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” Biographer Ron Chernow was evidently short on time ...