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November 6, 2011
Mark Twain
Here's a mildly interesting story on the life of Samuel Clemens who wrote under the nom de plume of Mark Twain.
He left out one of the defining characteristics of Twain, in my mind anyway.
Twain grew wealthy through his writings and lectures, and ended up living in a mansion in Connecticut. Unfortunately, he had a nasty propensity for investing in dubious inventions, eventually squandering all of his wealth to the point where he found himself flat broke in his later years. He lost his beloved mansion and was advised to file for bankruptcy protection from his creditors.
Although he despised traveling and lecturing at this point in his life, he pledged to repay all of his debts in full, and went on the road on again.
Even though the bankruptcy protected him from his creditors, he worked for 16 years (from 1894 to 1900) and repaid every cent he owed.
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Posted by Rob Kiser on November 6, 2011 at 1:11 PM
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