Mark Twain has been called the greatest humorist the United States has produced. A courageous activist for racial equality throughout the 1800s, Twain entertained and informed his audiences ...

In the late 19th century, a letter addressed to “Mark Twain, God Knows Where” was delivered to him. That was celebrity before there existed the supposedly indispensable mechanisms of celebrity ...

Indian-origin Canadian leaders in Mark Carney's cabinet: Maninder Sidhu, Anita Anand, Randeep Sarai and Ruby Sahota. (left to right) Before being officially elected as the full-term Canadian prime ...

Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is well worth that length to learn more about the author best known for introducing readers to Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Chernow’s book aptly portrays Twain ...

Easy and inexpensive, he says The 1,200-page “Mark Twain” will be published next week. It’s Chernow’s first release since his Grant biography came out in 2017, and the first time he has ...

The 1,200-page “Mark Twain” will be published next week. It’s Chernow’s first release since his Grant biography came out in 2017, and the first time he has taken on a literary writer after ...

Mark Twain was America’s first celebrity, a multiplatform entertainer loved and recognized all over the world. Fans from America to Europe to Australia bought his books and flocked to his one ...

In his last, most pathetic years, Mark Twain threw himself behind the crackpot theory that the true author of Shakespeare’s plays may have been Francis Bacon. The penultimate book that Twain ...

Languages: English and Chinese. You can get in touch with John by emailing j.feng@newsweek.com A Newsweek map based on information from Indian intelligence shows the locations of Indian strikes on ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. – In the heart of Hannibal, Missouri, the town that shaped a young Mark Twain, a quietly remarkable home invites visitors to step into the world of the beloved American storyteller.

Moments before the start of each match, Isaac Spurgeon and Uriah Scott flip a tee to see who’ll be Indian Creek’s No. 1 player. Heads or tails, the Braves are in capable hands regardless.

This week’s installment tests your knowledge of Mark Twain, one of America’s most popular authors. In the five multiple-choice questions below, tap or click on the answer you think is correct.