Serbian-American inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943, blurred at centre) performs an electrical experiment for ...

Explore Mark Twain's greatest books, from timeless adventures to sharp wit and humor. Discover the classics that shaped American literature.

"When we remember that we are all mad," Mark Twain wrote in his notebooks, "the mysteries disappear, and life stands explained." Justin Kaplan's remarkable new biography of Samuel Langhorne ...

And how could that bio, produced by a university press at 700+ pages—with ... Samuel Clemens created the cherished celebrity known as Mark Twain as surely and craftily as he created Huck Finn. The man ...

It Happened in Hartford” honors the happy home life the Twains experienced in Hartford with a museum exhibit and walking tour ...

Twain, a huge admirer of Browning, made a habit of reading his poems aloud. Page 68 shows the kind of markings and cues Twain wrote to himself to guide his public readings. For instance, he ...

"An American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person he generally selects Mark Twain." — Thomas Edison Born in Florida, Missouri, in 1835, Samuel Clemens moved to ...

Kevin Hart got emotional when accepting one of comedy's highest honors: the Mark Twain Prize for humor. The 44-year-old comedian and actor accepted the award from the Kennedy Center with friends and ...