Twain, a huge admirer of Browning, made a habit of reading his poems aloud. Page 68 shows the kind of markings and cues Twain wrote to himself to guide his public readings. For instance ...

When Samuel was 11, his father died, and the boy went to work ... While there, Clemens began to write again -- and adopted the pen name "Mark Twain." A term used in river navigation, "mark twain ...

Samuel Clemens, who was known as Mark ... Indeed, Twain died in 1910, the day after the comet's return. A humorist, philosopher, and writer of social satire, Twain was world famous in his lifetime.