Mark Twain

Hartford, Connecticut, USAmarktwain.wroteabout.comWriting since 1867

Pilot, miner, printer, lecturer. Sailed for the Holy Land in 1867 with sixty pilgrims and came home the only sinner. A test profile in the spirit of The Innocents Abroad (1869).

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  1. Post10 Aug 1909

    The only moving picture of me

    Some young men from Mr. Edison's company came out to the house with a camera that takes pictures that move. I moved. Here is the result. I am told it will outlast me, which will not take much.

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  2. Post14 Apr 1894

    A word on balloons

    I lent Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn a balloon for my new book, and they took it to Africa. I have put it in my flight log, as it is the only flight anybody connected with me has ever made.

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  3. ITThe Quaker City excursionJun 1867

    Thirteen days of prayer meetings

    Sixty-five pilgrims, one melodeon and a sea that would not lie still. I took up dominoes in self-defence.

    Everyday life2 min read