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Mark Twain

About the Author

Johann David Wyss (1743–1818) was a Swiss writer best known for The Swiss Family Robinson. Wyss was inspired by Daniel Defoe’s classic novel Robinson Crusoe but wanted to create a story that would be accessible to children. His iconic novel has been adapted numerous times for television, film, and the stage.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was born in Edinburgh. He studied at Edinburgh University and then went on to write novels, short stories, and poems, including the beloved A Child’s Garden of Verses. Like the adventure-loving seafarers in Treasure Island, Stevenson traveled the world. He died in Samoa in 1894.

Mark Twain (1835–1910) was born as Samuel Langhorne Clemens. When he was four years old, he moved to Hannibal, Missouri, which later inspired the setting of his novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Before he wrote books, Twain worked as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River.

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

Classic Starts®: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Classic Starts®: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain, Abridged by Martin Woodside, Illustrated by Karl James Mountford

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

All-Action Classics: Tom Sawyer

All-Action Classics: Tom Sawyer

by Ben Caldwell, by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer SparkNotes Literature Guide

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer SparkNotes Literature Guide

by SparkNotes, by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn SparkNotes Literature Guide

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn SparkNotes Literature Guide

by SparkNotes, by Mark Twain

The Chicago of Europe

The Chicago of Europe

by Mark Twain, Edited by Peter Kaminsky

Classic Starts®: The Prince and the Pauper

Classic Starts®: The Prince and the Pauper

by Mark Twain, Abridged by Kathleen Olmstead, Illustrated by Jamel Akib, Afterword by Arthur Pober

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain, Illustrated by Scott McKowen, Afterword by Arthur Pober

Classic Starts®: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Classic Starts®: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain, Abridged by Oliver Ho, Illustrated by Dan Andreasen, Afterword by Arthur Pober