World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "A Telephonic Conversation"
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, "A Telephonic Conversation."
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "A Tramp Abroad"
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, "A Tramp Abroad."
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?"
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?"
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "What Is Man?"
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, "What Is Man?"
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Wit Inspirations of The"
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, "Wit Inspirations of the 'Two-year-olds'"
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Extracts From Adam's & Eve"
This site provides the complete etext for Mark Twain's story, "Extracts from Adam's & Eve's Diaries."
Rick Beach
Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Literature Links
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities links for American Literature. Intended for teachers and students, this site contains web links that provide many ways to assist and assess...
PBS
New Perspectives on the West: Samuel Clemens
This PBS site provides a very good biography of Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain (1835-1910) with emphasis put on the time he spent in the west. Also includes a photo.
PBS
Pbs: Culture Shock: Huck Finn in Context
This site features information on themes from Huck Finn. You will find activities and discussion questions to accompany the different sections.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Book: "The $30,000 Bequest" by Mark Twain
This site features the full text of the short story "The $30,000 Bequest" by Mark Twain.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Book: "About Play Acting" by Mark Twain
This site features the full text of "About Play-Acting" by Mark Twain, a critique of the theater production of The Master of Palmyra.
Other
Brandeis University: Author Biographies: Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Mark Twain
Biography of American popular author and humorist Mark Twain, with personal and career information, and a list of important works.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Literature of the Gilded Age
Use this lesson plan to familiarize students with the authors associated with the time period of the Gilded Age.
Universal Teacher
Moore's Teacher Resources: Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer
A great site from the UK. Includes plot analysis, characters, thematic elements, and cultural analysis of the novel.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Mark Twain
This site provides a biography of Mark Twain which includes the origin of his pseudonym. Quotes from several of his books are included.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Burlesque Biography" by Mark Twain
This is the full text of the short story "A Burlesque Biography" by Mark Twain, an autobiography which has no relationship to Twain's real life.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: A Brush With History: Mark Twain
This portrait of Mark Twain painted by John White Alexander is accompanied by information about the artist himself.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Adventures of Tom Sawyer
This ebook version of Mark Twain's Adventures Of Tom Sawyer has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Other
Short Story Library at American Literature: The Private History of a Campaign
Read the full text of Mark Twain's short story "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed". With links to other short stories by American writers.
Other
Literary Explorer Presents: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Delve into the world of Tom Sawyer when you explore this site. These links range from information about Mark Twain to the analysis of major characters.
Other
Mark Twain House and Museum
Museum, dedicated to Mark Twain and his legacy and housed in the historic home that Twain had built and where he lived with his family for seventeen years, publishes resources useful to any student of Twain and his writing.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpts From Roughing It
A learning module that begins with Mark Twain's literary text "Excerpts from Roughing It" accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
CommonLit
Common Lit: The War Prayer
A learning module that begins with "The War Prayer" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Excerpt From the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...