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Who should read it: Readers who enjoy cynical and pessimistic literature. Where to read it: Penguin Random House. American writer Mark Twain (second from left) celebrating his 70th birthday.

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, he ...

Mark Twain, Introductory Note to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Ernest Hemingway declared that "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn." ...

It began rolling off American printing presses in February ... Set in the antebellum South, Mark Twain’s classic tale of two runaways — one escaping an abusive father, and the other escaping ...