More than a century after his death, Mark Twain remains one of the most recognizable voices in American literature—the author of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” (1876), “Life on the Mississippi” (1883) ...

It’s said that when “War and Peace” was finished and about to be published, Tolstoy looked at the huge book and suddenly exclaimed, “The yacht race! I forgot to put in the yacht race!” At 1,174 pages, ...

Mark Twain is returning to Hartford, the city he called his favorite. This time the celebrated author, social critic and curmudgeon is embodied by Richard Thomas for a special series of performances ...