Mark Twain

He was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri on November 30th 1835. He passed away in Redding Connecticut on April 21st 1910.

Twain's work was very influential during his time period and beyond. His most notable works include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889). These books were written during the transition from the Victorian Era to the modern era.

Mark Twain is often considered one of America's greatest writers of all time because he was able to create realistic characters that seemed like real people.