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Remembering Clara Clemens, Mark Twain's daughter born at Quarry Farm in Elmira
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIt was a cheerful morning in December of 1908, in Danbury, Connecticut. Clara Clemens, the daughter...
Mark Twain lecture series kicks off in May at Elmira's Quarry Farm: What to know
The Star Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor most of the year, Quarry Farm — the former summer home of famed author Samuel Clemens, better...
Fact Check: Mark Twain Once Said 'No Amount of Evidence Will Ever Persuade an Idiot'?
Snopes via Yahoo News· 6 months agoKostich/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images Claim: Author Mark Twain once said or wrote, "No amount of...
Mark Twain's Favorite Food Was One He Enjoyed In Many Forms
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 4 days agoMark Twain in rocking chair - Library Of Congress/Getty Images Mark Twain once wrote, "An oyster has...
Fact Check: Unraveling the Connection Between Halley's Comet and Mark Twain's Birth and Death
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSnopes compilation/Public Domain Claim: American author Mark Twain was born and died on the days...
Mark Twain's original handwritten manuscript of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' restored
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAn iconic piece of American literature received some special attention in hopes of preserving it for...
Netflix to Telecast the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Under New Multi-Year Deal
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA year after it moved from its longtime PBS home to CNN, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is...
Kevin Hart Says He's 'Overwhelmed with Emotion' as He Accepts Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
People via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe ceremony for the Kennedy Center's 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will air May 11 on...
Why Mark Twain had an incredibly brief stint as a Confederate soldier
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“You have heard from a great many people who did something in the war; is it not fair and right that...
Seinfeld, Chappelle, Rock honor Kevin Hart at Mark Twain Prize during politically-light night
KTSM via Yahoo News· 2 months ago(The Hill) – Some of the biggest names in comedy — including Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and Dave...