Twain, Mark (pen name of Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910) - American humorist
whose pseudonym was adopted from his days as a Mississippi steamboat pilot,
"mark twain" meaning "two fathoms deep." He introduced colloquial speech
into American writing and was the most popular writer of his time.
Speeches (1906) - One hundred and four lectures of Samuel Clemens. An
impromptu speech on January 17, 1856 marked the beginning of his career as
a public speaker.
