He described the Book of Mormon as "chloroform in print", and started a hoax with "The Petrified Man", one of the early articles he wrote for Nevada's Territorial Enterprise. He joined William Dean Howells as a spokesman for the Anti-Imperialist League, and parodied the life of painter Jean-Francois Millet in his burlesque play Is He Dead?. Non-fiction works such as "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed," "How to Tell a Story" and A Tramp Abroad describe his wartime experience and travels; but it was his fiction that brought him to fam
He described the Book of Mormon as "chloroform in print", and started a hoax with "The Petrified Man", one of the early articles he wrote for Nevada's Territorial Enterprise. He joined William Dean Howells as a spokesman for the Anti-Imperialist League, and parodied the life of painter Jean-Francois Millet in his burlesque play Is He Dead?. Non-fiction works such as "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed," "How to Tell a Story" and A Tramp Abroad describe his wartime experience and travels; but it was his fiction that brought him to fame, such as The Prince and the Pauper and The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson. For 10 points, name this author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, a pseudonym for Samuel Clemens.
He described the Book of Mormon as "chloroform in print", and started a hoax with "The Petrified Man", one of the early articles he wrote for Nevada's Territorial Enterprise.
Mark Twain [accept Samuel Clemens before that name is mentioned]