Mark Twain

Events

3

Episodes

3

Years

1876–1893

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Mark Twain, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. British publication and first review of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

   1876

   Role: Author

   1. 1June 1876 · London, United KingdomLondon Publication

      Chatto and Windus published the unillustrated British edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in London in June 1876.

2. First American edition of Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer published

   1876

   Role: Author

   1. 2December 1876 · Hartford, Connecticut (publisher's city, per passage 37266; not confirmed as the publication place of this edition)First American Edition Published

      The American Publishing Company released the first illustrated American edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in December 1876.

3. Pudd'nhead Wilson begins serialization in The Century Magazine

   1893

   Role: Author

   1. 31893 · New York CityStart of Serialization

      Pudd'nhead Wilson began serialization in The Century Magazine in 1893; the passages give no month or day, and the legacy 1 December 1893 date is unverified.

Sources

1. Mark Twain Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
2. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
3. Pudd'nhead Wilson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-15