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9 Amazing Photos Of Mark Twain

9 Amazing Photos Of Mark Twain
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Who doesn't love reading the writings of Mark Twain, be it his evocative novels or his sharp-tongued wisdom? His hilarious observations and critiques are only made better when viewing photos of the author, with his wild mane of white hair and furrowed brow. Check out these 9 wonderfully hilarious images of Mark Twain partaking in the most Mark Twain-like of activities, such as frowning, playing pool, and reclining:

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Mark Twain(01 of08)
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Portrait of American author Samuel Clemens (1835 - 1910), better known as Mark Twain, as he sits in a chair, late 19th century. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Mark Twain(02 of08)
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Portrait of Mark Twain reclining, holding cigar, 01/01/1905 (Photo by George Eastman House/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Mark Twain(03 of08)
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circa 1907: American author Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, holding a cue-stick at one end of a pool table. He is wearing a white suit and is holding his eyeglasses in one hand. Two shelves of books hang on the rear wall. (Photo by Bert Underwood/George Eastman House/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Mark Twain(04 of08)
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American writer Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Mark Twain(05 of08)
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American writer and humourist Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) at Stormfield, his home in Redding, Connecticut, 21st December 1908. Photogravure from 'Men of Mark' - published 1913. (Photo by Alvin Langdon Coburn/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Mark Twain(06 of08)
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Circa 1900: American writer and humourist Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910) whose pseudonym Mark Twain means two fathoms deep. His most famous work is 'The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn' (1884). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Mark Twain(07 of08)
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Circa 1900: American writer and humourist Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910) whose pseudonym Mark Twain means two fathoms deep. His most famous work is 'The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn' (1884). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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American novelist Samuel Clemens (1835 - 1910) who wrote under the pen name of Mark Twain. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)

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