GradeSaver: Mark Twain - http://www.gradesaver.com/author/mark-twain/
A short biography, with study guides and essays to "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Short Stories", "Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", "Pudd'nhead Wilson" and "Roughing It". |
Harper's Weekly Magazine: Mark Twain - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/sc_as_mt/70birthday/harpers11.html
Includes an article consisting of a contemporary's remarks about the author which were made at his 70th birthday celebration on December 23, 1905. |
Mark Twain - http://www.mtwain.com/
Includes the complete text of most of his works, plus a biography, photographs, and related articles. |
Mark Twain Papers and Project - http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/MTP/
The Bancroft Library. |
Mark Twain: A Film Directed by Ken Burns - http://www.pbs.org/marktwain/
Accompanying web site for the PBS production. Much background information, including audio, video, interviews and ephemera. |
Mark Twain: Life and Racism - http://marktwain.veitkuehne.de
Detailed review of Twain's life and his attitude toward racial issues. |
MT's Memory Builder - http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/marketin/memory.html
Game board created as a way to help his daughters learn history, but developed into a marketable commodity that he hoped would sweep the country. |
Nevada with Mark Twain - http://edge.net/~dphillip/Nevada.html
An essay by travel writer Dan K. Phillips on Virginia City and the scenes of Twain's early literary life. |
PinkMonkey.com: Mark Twain - http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/huckfin.asp
Barron's Booknotes summary online for "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and other titles. |
The Free Library: MarkTwain - http://twain.thefreelibrary.com/
Read about Mark Twain's life and his work online. |