Few writers gain the popularity and high regard enjoyed by the American writer Mark Twain. Over a long writing life he achieved immense success with a wide range of novels and essays on every topic under the sun. His characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn have become almost legendary for readers across the world and his witty aphorisms and put downs of pomposity and humbug still delight people everywhere. He was irreverent and funny, optimistic and charming and unsurprisingly this account of his hectic and fascinating life is equally rewarding. Twain is comfortingly stable in a turbulent world. The film it is followed by a brief overview of his works. AM028HD17 TWAIN 2017 33'26