William Faulkner was influenced by Mark Twain.

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Kensal Rise Library, in north-west London, was opened by American author Mark Twain in 1900 on land donated by All Souls College.

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Two snowy custom dress shirts lie side by side, one belonging to Mark Twain and the other to Oscar Wilde (saved from oblivion because it was at the laundry when he died).

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Winters, who was widely admired by comedians in general, was awarded the Mark Twain Prize -- which goes to outstanding humorists -- in 1999.

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