This document provides background information on the author Mark Twain. It discusses that he was born Samuel Clemens in 1835 in Missouri. Two of his most famous novels were The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), which dealt with themes of racial prejudice and the journey from childhood to adulthood. The character of Huckleberry Finn was based on Twain's childhood friends. The document also provides details on some of Twain's other works and views on race, as well as characters in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

1. “ The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.” - Mark Twain Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn

2. When the comet passed out of the sky on the night of April 21, 1910, Mark Twain breathed his last breath. Mark Twain was born November 30, 1835. On the day he was born Haley’s comet blazed through the midnight sky.

11. “ Huckleberry Finn is the best book we’ve ever had. There was nothing better. There’s been nothing as good since” - Earnest Hemmingway

12. How has Huck Finn changed?