THE PLEASURE OF READING
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THE PLEASURE OF READING Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body Addison (1672 – 1719 )

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Famous English Writers and Poets Charlotte Bronte Arthur Conan Doyle Jonathan Swift Charles Dickens Rudyard Kipling Lewis Carrol

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Outstanding American Writers and Poets Jack London Mark Twain Ernest Hemingway Ray Bradbury Emily Dickinson

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Real name : Samuel Clemens Date of Birth : November 30, 1835 Place of Birth: Florida, Missouri Occupation: a pilot of a steamship on the Mississippi; a journalist; a writer Family: Interesting facts : he never finished school; his pen-name “Mark Twain” means “mark two” His works: Died: April 21, 1910 Mark Twain

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Family Sam Clemens and Olivia (Livy) Langdon were married in 1870. They settled in Buffalo, New York. They had a son Langdon Clemens and three daughters: Jean, Clara, Susy Sam Clemens was the sixth of seven children. At the age of four, Sam and his family moved to the small frontier town of Hannibal, Missouri on the banks of the Mississippi River.

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Mark Twain and His Works The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Prince and the Pauper Many humorous stories

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Twain’s characters Can you guess what novel these characters are from? Do you know their names? Have you read this book? Have you read any other works by Mark Twain?

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Mark Twain’s Famous Aphorisms The human race has one really affective weapon, and that is laughter. A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man. Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it. A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read. When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.

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Enjoy a little Southern Hospitality along the mighty river, watching the world go by from the deck of the gracious paddle wheeled Mark Twain .

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There is a school in Kansas City named after Mark Twain The film about Mark Twain and his life ( The map of the city)

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Test Yourself I. True or false? Correct the false statements . Mark Twain was born in a small village on the Thames river in the UK. He was the only child in the family. He never finished school. The boy had to work after his father’s death. Sam was 11 years old. He enjoyed reading. Mark Twain was a pilot of a steamship on the Mississippi. Later he became a captain of the steamship and began writing. There is much humour and wit in Mark Twain’s works. His pen-name means “mark twenty”. Modern American literature comes from Twain’s works.

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Keys: False True True True False True False True False True

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