Mark Twains true name was Samual Langhorne Clemens. He was born in Florida, Mo, US in 1835. He wrote many excellent books; to name only a few The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Tramp Abroad, The Prince and the Pauper, Life on the Mississippi, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, and a true classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.