Populist and patrician, hustler and moralist, salesman and satirist, he embodied the tensions within his America, and ours.

“The Story of the Bad Little Boy Who Didn’t Come to Grief” (1865): The title says it all. Twain wanted to contrast the child in his story to typical Sunday School stories where dire consequences ...

It might be asking too much to bring back Mark Twain from the grave. The great author passed away on April 21, 1910, some 115 years and a day or two ago in Redding, Connecticut and we ain’t had ...

Mark Twain International School (Mark Twain IS), the first private school in Romania to offer a dual curriculum, officially announces the opening of its Admissions Center for the new campus currently ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Mark Twain Chorale, Hannibal’s community chorus, will present its spring concert titled “Songs of Spring” at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 28, at Fifth Street Baptist Church, 111 N.

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This surprisingly entertaining film examines the 1975 fiscal crisis that nearly led the city to bankruptcy. The movie’s conclusions remain relevant today. By Alissa Wilkinson Tom Hardy is a ...

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