Mark Twain

This is the homepage of the Mark Twain in His Times site, and it's a great place to start researching the life of the celebrated author. There, you'll find a photo and a lot of interesting and useful links.

Here's a brief biography from CliffsNotes.com, along with two photos.

Visit the homepage of the Mark Twain House site, and you'll find a multimedia presentation and links to information about the writer and his life.

Mark Twain was an early American author whose image was about as well known as his writing. Here's a collection of illustrations featuring Twain's likeness, which were incorporated into various editions of his books.

Interested in what other Twain enthusiasts have to say? Check out TwainWeb, a forum that includes some useful links, including one to a student research area.

Would you like to know about a historical footnote in this author's life? Read this obituary of Absalom Grimes, who served in the same company with Twain during the Civil War.

This is the homepage of the PBS site for the Ken Burns documentary Mark Twain. There, you'll find photos, an interactive scrapbook, and links to things like a chronology and selected writings.

Would you like to study Twain's work using etext? Click here for links to dozens of pieces from Bibliomania.com. What's easy to do using this format that's more difficult using hard copy?

The homepage of The Mark Twain Papers & Project site at the University of California, Berkeley, provides a wealth of information about his private papers and other links of interest.

Looking for that perfect Twain quote? This wonderful multimedia collection has hundreds, arranged alphabetically by title.