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Mark Twain

The Master of the Pause

Season 1 | 1m 11s

Twain was a genius of the stage, where he use silence to his advantage. The pauses were the preludes to the cascade of humor.

Funding provided by General Motors Corporation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Connecticut Office of Tourism, CPB, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, Park Foundation
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Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain's masterpiece
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Mark Twain
When Samuel Clemens Became Mark Twain
Sam Clemens decided to take on a new name: Mark Twain.
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Mark Twain Goes Abroad
Twain traveled abroad with the idea that America is the center of the universe, not Europe
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Innocents Abroad
Innocents Abroad was a subscription book.
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The Anguish Underneath the Man
Under the boasting of Mark Twain was a great suffering.
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Hartford House
Twain wanted to be rustic and a rebel, but also wealthy and successful.
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Dark, Depressive Streak
Twain's humor is always colored by the knowledge that horrible things can happen in life.
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Inclusion
Twain always included himself in all his human ridicule.
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Hannibal, MO
The idea of Place formed Mark Twain.
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Triumph Through Tragedy
Twain rallies through personal tragedies
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Mark Twain
Episode Two
The conclusion of the story of America's best-loved and best-known author, Mark Twain.
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Mark Twain
Episode One
Mark Twain tells the story of the writer鈥檚 extraordinary life.
Episode: S1 E1 | 1:50:44