Mark Twain

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American humorist, satirist, social critic, lecturer and novelist. He is mostly remembered for his classic novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

He spoke at the Whitefriars Club on 6th September 1872 and 16th June 1899. He also attended and spoke on 5th October 1900, when Winston Churchill was the club’s guest speaker and talked about his career as a war correspondent.