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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.

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The Adventures of Huckleber... The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,287,026 ratings — published 1884 —51 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 962,089 ratings — published 1876 —8697 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating — 121,551 ratings — published 1881 —4329 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
A Connecticut Yankee in Kin... A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 3.77 avg rating — 105,032 ratings — published 1889 —3416 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Adventures of Tom Sawye... The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 4.10 avg rating — 42,083 ratings — published 1884 —379 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Pudd'nhead Wilson Pudd'nhead Wilson 3.75 avg rating — 18,780 ratings — published 1893 —1088 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Diaries of Adam and Eve The Diaries of Adam and Eve 3.86 avg rating — 17,849 ratings — published 1906 —360 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Life on the Mississippi Life on the Mississippi 3.87 avg rating — 15,038 ratings — published 1883 —1179 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Innocents Abroad, Or, t... The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress 3.84 avg rating — 14,270 ratings — published 1869 —1272 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Mysterious Stranger The Mysterious Stranger 4.12 avg rating — 10,856 ratings — published 1916 —726 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

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