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Mark Twain: 10 reasons we love him

For Twain's 176th's birthday, ten reasons the world is still fascinated by the Missouri native.

6. His was an entirely original voice.

November 30, 2011

By Marjorie Kehe, Monitor Books editor

Twain's literary voice was fresh and uniquely American. He brought the authenticity of America's West to readers on the East Coast and in Europe, and he shattered the sweet sentimentality of the literature of his time, replacing it with realism.

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Mark Twain: 10 reasons we love him

For Twain's 176th's birthday, ten reasons the world is still fascinated by the Missouri native.

6. His was an entirely original voice.

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