Mark TWAIN is the author of the classic novel, 'Huckleberry Finn'. He was born in 1835 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of all time. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he adopted the pen name Mark TWAIN when he began writing for newspapers. He wrote many novels, short stories, and essays, and is best known for his works 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'.