Tag archive for ‘Who Is Mark Twain?’
Mark Bagby as Mark Twain, on Compliments
Mark Bagby, the winner of the I Am the Next Mark Twain writing contest, presented his winning piece at Borders in Bakersfield, CA. Bagby, a professional Mark Twain interpreter, read two short stories from Who Is Mark Twain? but started out the afternoon of wit and satire with a short bit on compliments.
The Undertaker’s Tale
You can listen to Hector Elizondo read “The Undertaker’s Tale”, one of the short stories from Who Is Mark Twain? by Mark Twain himself.
Go out with Halley’s Comet
Today marks (pun shamelessly intended) the 99th anniversary of Samuel L. Clemens’s death. Twitter is buzzing with quotes from Mark Twain and notes on his death, as well as the occasional mention of the book and writing contest. While today might be the one day that this quote doesn’t apply, below is Twain’s most famous [...]
