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Why the pen name?
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Carmela Valente <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:02:12 -0400
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Dear Forum members:
I have read several biographies of Twain, but I don't honestly remember if
anyone mentioned why in the first place he chose to use a pen name.  I am
cognizant of the fact that many authors of the 19th century wrote under
pseudonyms, but I don't know if there was a particular reason for Twain's
doing so.
Camy

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