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By Esther Lombardi, About.com Guide to Classic Literature since 2000

Lost and Found -- Mark Twain in Literature

Thursday April 21, 2005
Mark TwainMark Twain died on April 21, 1910 in Redding, Connecticut of angina pectoris. Upon hearing of Twain's death, President Taft said, "Mark Twain gave pleasure--real intellectural enjoyment--to millions, and his works will continue to give such pleasure to millions yet to come... His humor was American, but he was nearly as much appreciated by Englishmen and people of other countries as by his own countrymen. He has made an enduring part of American literature." Read more about Mark Twain's life and works:Mark Twain is strill being discovered after all these years.

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