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Mark Twain

1835–1910 · 19th century · Also known as Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American writer and humorist, author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. A critic of imperialism in his later years, he served as a vice-president of the American Anti-Imperialist League and wrote King Leopold's Soliloquy in 1905 against the Congo Free State.

Mark Twain
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