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  2. Mark Twain - Wikipedia

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    One hundred years after his death, the first volume of his autobiography was published. [5] Twain was born shortly after an appearance of Halley's Comet and predicted that his death would accompany it as well, writing in 1909: “I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835; it’s coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It would be ...

  3. List of prematurely reported obituaries - Wikipedia

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    During a subsequent keynote address, Jobs joked about the accident by displaying on screen an imprecise quotation of Mark Twain (who was also the recipient of a premature obituary) reading "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated". [249] [250] Jobs actually died of pancreatic cancer on October 5, 2011, at the age of 56. Pope John Paul II:

  4. Autobiography of Mark Twain - Wikipedia

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    Twain circa 1906. The majority of the Autobiography was composed during this time period.. The Autobiography of Mark Twain is a written collection of reminiscences, the majority of which were dictated during the last few years of the life of American author Mark Twain (1835–1910) and left in typescript and manuscript at his death.

  5. Fact check: Clarence Darrow, not Mark Twain, said quote ... - AOL

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    The claim: Mark Twain said, 'I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.' After the death of conservative media personality Rush Limbaugh on Feb. 17, some ...

  6. Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven - Wikipedia

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    The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his decades long cosmic journey to Heaven; his accidental misplacement after racing a comet; his short-lived interest in singing and playing the harp (generated by his preconceptions of heaven); and the general obsession of souls with the celebrities of Heaven such as Adam, Moses, and Elijah, who according to Twain become as distant to most people ...

  7. Chapters from My Autobiography - Wikipedia

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    In this chapter, Twain recounts having his word discounted since he was young. Somewhere between the ages of 7 and 12, he believes his mother learned the art of interpreting his stories. Twain quotes her by saying, "I discount him thirty percent for embroidery, and what is left is perfect and priceless truth, without a flaw in it anywhere."

  8. Talk:Mark Twain - Wikipedia

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    In the section, Early Life, the Wikipedia article on Mark Twain states, "His parents met when his father moved to Missouri. They were married in 1823." Although, they were married in 1823, Mark Twian's father, John Marshall Clemens and his mother Jane Lampton met in Kentucky where they both lived and were married in Kentucky on May 6, 1823.

  9. Letters from the Earth - Wikipedia

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    Letters from the Earth is a posthumously published work of American author Mark Twain (1835–1910) collated by Bernard DeVoto. [2] [1] It comprises essays written during a difficult time in Twain's life (1904–1909), when he was deeply in debt and had recently lost his wife and one of his daughters. [3]