The biography of Mark Twain
Mark Twain (Semyuel Lengkhorn Klemens) as the American writer, the journalist and the public figure. Childhood and youth of Semuel Clemens. His marriage to Oliviya Lengdon. His sharp satire, sharply criticizing the American society and politicians.
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