Mark Twain Quotes and Books I Love & Recommend

- By Anamika Mishra

Samuel Langhorne Clemens popularly known as Mark Twain was born on 30th November 1835 and died on 21 st April 1910. His birthplace was Florida Missouri, U.S. and died in Redding Connecticut. He was a renowned American humourist, columnist, presenter and novelist who attained international recognition for his travel narratives, The Innocents Abroad (1869), Roughing It (1872), and Life on the Mississippi (1883). He is also known for his adventure stories of boyhood, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He became a popular figure and was America’s one of the greatest and most cherished writers.

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Best Mark Twain Quotes:

1) It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

2) Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

3) The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

4) The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

5) Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

6) If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

Best Mark Twain books I love & recommend:

1) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889) – This book is an enjoyable and appealing celebration of American imagination and political belief, sending barrages across the pond in the direction of the petrified agreements of European dignity and The Established Church.

2) The Mysterious stranger (1916) – This is a conclusion of Twain’s reflections on man’s duple nature and the fight between God and Satan.

3) Eve’s Diary (1906) – Among all of his works, don’t miss the illustrated edition of this book. Twain’s deepest and expressive honour to the first woman and his late wife, Livy.

4) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) – This is a classic English novel Mark Twain that I read when I was in school. Set in 1840s, this novel is about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River, in the town of St. Petersburg. A very interesting novel and highly recommended for everyone!