Chapter Fifty-Nine: Strange Ghost Heavenly Dreams, Floating Miao's Magical Skills, Tom's Adventures

Transcending the main philosophical king is the amazing "transcendence", the grand palm power splits the demon Guiguzi, the demon Guiguzi flips it casually, and the formation of "Strange Ghost Heavenly Dream" appears at a glance, which simply blocks the grand palm power that surpasses the main philosophical king.

The face of the Transcendent Lord Philosopher changed, as another Guardian jumped out of the crystal building, the Demon Mark Twain.

On another battlefield, the demon hero Sun Wu was surprised by the existence of the floating pot space - Piao Miao Shen Xiao Qian, Piao Miao Shen Xiao Qian's "Piao Miao Divine Skill" is a unique in the world, the two are tied, it is true that the Demon Sun Wu is currently only using one part of his strength.

One of the guardians of the Demon Hero, Mark Twain

Mark Twain (1835-1910), formerly known as Sam, Langhorne, and Clemens, was an American humorist, novelist, writer, and famous orator.

His humor, wit and fame make him one of America's most well-known people. He has a wide range of friends. Helen Keller once said, "I love Mark Twain—who doesn't love him? Even God loves him, gives him wisdom, and paints a rainbow of love and faith in his heart." 」

The most commonly used pseudonym is "Mark Twain", which is generally believed to have originated from his early career as a sailor, meaning "two marks", that is, two deep, and a smooth current (1 tin about 1.8 m), which is necessary for the safe navigation of the ship.

However, it is also said that when he was wandering in the western United States, he often bought two glasses of wine at the hotel. And ask the bartender to write "two marks" on the bill. However, it is impossible to determine which is true or false, or both.

Born in rural Florida, Missouri, when Mark and Twain were four years old, the family moved to a port city on the Mississippi River in Hannibal, Missouri, which became the inspiration for the city of St. Petersburg in his later books The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Wanderings of a Naughty Boy.

At that time, Missouri was a federal slave state, and the young Twain began to learn about slavery, which became the subject of his later adventure novels.

Mark and Twain were colorblind, and that provoked a playful joke in his social circles. At the age of 11. His father died of pneumonia. Same. He became an apprentice printer.

In 1851 he became a typesetter, also a contributor, and began writing drafts for Hannibal's Magazine, which his brother Orion founded.

At the age of 18. He left Hannibal and worked as a printer in New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Cincinnati.

At the age of 22. Twain returned to Missouri. On the journey from the Lower Mississippi River to New Orleans. The ship's navigator, Bisby, wanted Twain to become a ship's navigator for life, the third-paying profession in the United States at the time, at $250 a month.

At that time, the steamers were built of very flammable wood. Therefore, the lights should not be turned on at night. Navigators need to have a wealth of knowledge about changing rivers and can avoid the hundreds of harbors and plantations along their banks.

Before getting his pilot's license (1859), he spent more than 2 years meticulously studying the 2,000 miles of the Mississippi River. During his pre-license training, Twain persuaded his younger brothers, Henry and Clemens, to work with him on the Mississippi River.

Henry died in 1858 when the steamer on which Henry worked exploded.

Mark and Twain had seen Henry's death in a dream a month before his death, which led him to take a great interest in psychological metaphysics.

Henry's death left Mark and Twain deeply guilty, and for the rest of their lives he felt responsible. He continued to work on the river and remained a navigator until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, which curtailed traffic on the Mississippi River.

Missouri was a slave state and was considered part of the South by most people, but Missouri was not part of the Confederacy.

When the war began, Mark, Twain, and his friends joined a confederate militia unit and joined a so-called battle in which one was killed.

Mark and Twain found that he couldn't stand to kill anyone, so he left. His friend joined the Confederate Army, and he went to his brother Orion, who was appointed as the secretary of governor of Nevada and governed the West.

Mark, Twain, and his brother traveled more than two weeks in a public carriage across the Great Plains and the Lochian Mountains. They came to the Mormon society in Salt Lake City. These experiences became a major part of the book "Hard Years" and provided the material for "The Famous Frog of Card".

Mark Twain's journey ends in the silver mines of Virginia City, Nevada. There, he became a miner. After quitting his job as miners, Mark and Twain worked for Enterprise, a newspaper in Virginia City.

Mark and Twain traveled to San Francisco, California, where he continued to work as a journalist and began giving speeches.

In 1867, a local newspaper offered a steamer trip to the Mediterranean.

During his travels to Europe and the Middle East, he wrote the famous series of travel letters, The Fool's Journey, collected in 1869.

In 1906, Twain began writing his own autobiography for the North American Review Monthly. A year later, he received a Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Oxford.

Mark and Twain went through a period of depression, the death of their beloved daughter and wife.

His early works were mostly light-hearted and humorous poems and prose, but gradually evolved into depictions of human vanity, hypocrisy, and cruelty.

His mid-period works, notably Huckleberry and Finn, combine rich humor, solid narratives, and critical reflections on society.

Skilled in the use of colloquial expressions, he helped create and develop a unique genre of American literature based on the American spirit and language.

For a variety of reasons, many of Twain's works were suppressed at the time. And because of its frequent use of the word "" — a very common expression in the early days of the Civil War in which the story takes place — "The Adventures of Huckleberry and Finn" has been repeatedly boycotted by American high school education.

It is difficult to write a complete biography of Mark and Twain. Because of the sheer volume of his work (many of which were published in unknown newspapers) and the fact that he often changed different pseudonyms.

In addition, a large part of his speeches and lectures could not be found in writing. Thus, the collection of Twain's works is an ongoing process. Most recently, in 1995, Twain's work was rediscovered.

The first magnum opus, The Famous Frog in Card, was first published in 1865 in the New York Saturday Newspaper.

In 1867, "The Fool's Travel" was born.

In 1872, a second work of travel literature, Hard Years, was published as a sequel to The Fool's Travels.

Hard Years is a semi-autobiographical account of Twain's journey to Nevada and his later life in the American West. The book satirizes American and Western societies with "foolish" criticism of many countries in Europe and the Middle East.

His next work, Hard Years, focuses on American society.

The Gilded Age was not a work of travel literature, as the previous two books were travel literature, and this was the first time he had written a novel. The book is also famous because it is the only book he has written with a collaborator, with a neighbor.

The next two books were about his experiences on the Mississippi River. The Old Days of the Mississippi River was published in The Atlantic in 1875. The most characteristic is Twain's awakening to romanticism.

After "Old Times", he wrote "Life on the Mississippi River". After that, he wrote "The Adventures of Tom and Sawyer". The book describes his childhood in Hannibal.

imitate his own character when he was a child, and shape the character of Tom and Sawyer. The book also introduces characters Huckleberry and Finn as supporting characters.

The storyline of The Prince and the Beggar is not universally accepted, although it appears in many films and literature today. This was Twain's first attempt to write "The Beggar", but the disadvantage was that Twain did not have much experience in British society.

During the writing of The Prince and the Beggar. He began writing "The Wanderings of a Naughty Boy". and also completed another travelogue "Wandering Overseas". "Wandering Abroad" is a travelogue of Mark and Twain's travels to Central and Southern Europe.

His later published book was The Wanderings of a Naughty Boy. After the publication of this book, he became a great American writer who became even more famous. "The Wanderings of the Naughty Boy" is a sequel to "The Adventures of Tom and Sawyer (The Adventures of Tom", and the atmosphere of seriousness is stronger than the latter.

The book has become a compulsory course in most schools in the United States. Because Huck gave up on obeying the rules, which is what many people of this age think. After the publication of "The Adventures of Tom and Sawyer" in 1876, he wrote about 400 pages of the story of "The Wanderings of a Naughty Boy".

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a well-known American work of children's literature.

Set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, USA 30 to 40 years before its release, the work tells the story of the adventures of teenagers Tom and Sawyer with Huckleberry and Finn. Tom is a naughty character who is popular with children in the United States.

It has been adapted into films and animations many times (Shilu Masterpiece Theater)

Tom has always had a penchant for tricks and pranks, but he has escaped punishment several times, and although he is a bit stupid and unpredictable, he also has a bit of wit and humor.

Tom likes a girl named Becky Thatcher and whenever he can't win her heart, he gets stuck in loneliness or embarks on an adventure.

Several times, Tom imagines himself as a scaring pirate or some other character he can think of, role-playing with his companions.

In the story, Tom has the following main events: fighting insects, deliberately attracting the attention of girls at school, getting lost in a cave, playing a game of pirates on the Mississippi River, but his most famous incident is that he uses his cleverness to convince his friends to paint his fence

At first, the novel did not sell well, and it was not until after his death that the novel became a popular American literary classic and an American bestseller, and Mark Twain's most famous work.

Among the above books, "The Adventures of the Naughty Boy" is the most literally valuable, and Tom and Sawyer are only a supporting character in the story. (To be continued......)