Saturday, April 23, 2016

Why did Samuel Langhorne Clemens use pseudonyms? Does the “Autobiography of Mark Twain” mention his real name on its title page?

The question is not how Samuel Clemens chose Mark Twain as his pen name. The question is why he used any pen name at all, and why he used so many of them. 

The following list of his pen names was found online:

1. Mark Twain
2. Devil
3. Figaro
4. Fred Ballard
5. Grumbler
6. John Snooks
7. Josh
8. Moralist of the Main
9. Ramblr
10. S. Browne Jones
11. Sergeant Fathom
12. Soleather
13. Son of Adam
14. W. Epaminondas Adrastus Blab
15. W. Epamondas Adrastus Perkins
16. W.E.A.B
17. William Jones
18. Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass
Quintus Curius Snodgrass (discredited)
19. Carl Byng (possible)

In view of my recent posts, which relate the failure of an autobiography’s title page to mention the person’s real name to the person’s having multiple personality, I wonder whether the Autobiography of Mark Twain mentions Samuel Clemens on its title page.

[Note: Search "Mark Twain" to read a number of previous posts.]

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