In the 1470s, a Flemish scribe left some meticulously drafted pages of an illuminated manuscript out to dry, only to find out the next day that his cat had trod over them, leaving inky paw prints on ...

Kentucky coach Mark Pope hasn’t lost faith in his team’s potential and thinks the best is yet to come. “It hasn’t translated (from practice to games) yet, but it will,” Pope said following the ...

In the spring of 2019, while researching my book on Mark Twain, I came across a reference to a Twain novel, “Jap Herron,” written in 1917. This was a surprising discovery since I have been studying ...

Every year, we celebrate the birthday of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens), America’s defining humorist. His legacy—spanning classics like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of ...

Alan Kitty has spent more than four decades stepping into the white suit, wild hair and razor-sharp wit of Mark Twain — not as an impersonator, but as a living conduit to America’s greatest humorist.

This column originally appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal on Dec. 2, 2004. Tourists by the thousands flock to Virginia City every year in search of the Wild West and evidence of Mark Twain's time on ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Mark Twain House visitors can explore more than just literary history, but they can learn about talking to the dead. The famous ...

Ron Chernow's latest book, "Mark Twain," explores the author's life, including his connection to Elmira, New York. Twain's marriage into Elmira's Langdon family was transformative, influencing his ...

Mark Twain is coming to a theatre near you! Kind of... Emmy-Award Winning actor Richard Thomas will star in a new production of Mark Twain Tonight! on stages across North America, bringing along Twain ...

When he was a boy walking the streets in Hannibal, Missouri, pages from a biography of Joan of Arc (1412-1431) were swept up to Samuel Clemens’ feet. Upon reading the strewn pages, Clemens inquired of ...

Thomas, now 74 (how can John Boy be 74?), is older that Twain was as he speaks directly to the audience, retelling family stories, philosophizing about American ways, playing Huck, nailing politicians ...