He is an American Novelist, wrote under the pen name of Mark Twain.
He is one of the Major Authors of American fiction and the greatest humorist in American literature.
He was born in 1835 in Florida, Missouri.
His father died in debt in 1847 and he went to work for a newspaper and printing firm.
He was little formal education.
He had decided to become a riverboot pilot.
He wrote many book including the prince and pauper and Connecticut yankee in King Arthu' s court