[Citing a familiar "American joke":] In Boston they ask, How much does he know? In New York, How much is he worth? In Philadelphia, Who were his pare… - Mark Twain

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[Citing a familiar "American joke":] In Boston they ask, How much does he know? In New York, How much is he worth? In Philadelphia, Who were his parents?

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known as Mark Twain, was an American humorist, novelist, writer, and lecturer.

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Pen Names: Sieur Louis de Conte Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass Quintus Curtius Snodgrass J. W. Bothwell
Birth Name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Alternative Names: Samuel L. Clemens Samuel Clemens Louis de Conte
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