Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hartford-based Mark Twain House and Museum was recongnized in a list ...

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hartford-based Mark Twain House and Museum was recongnized in a list from Condé Nast Traveler.

In the coming months, I’ll use this biweekly column, entitled ‘From Where I Sit,” to bring to life and to do justice to the ...

A new biography of Charles W. Chesnutt, by Tess Chakkalakal, explains the friendships and tensions he had with his white ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

To achieve the heights of a profession often takes hard work and determination. Sometimes it is achieved entirely by accident. And this was the case with the bizarre governorship of ...

To achieve the heights of a profession often takes hard work and determination. Sometimes it is achieved entirely by accident ...

This hour, music critic Robert Hilburn joins us to talk about his new book, ‘A Few Words in Defense of Our Country: The ...

As acting governor, he signed into law the state’s first pure food and drug law, protecting the state’s foods and medicines ...

“India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grand mother of tradition.” - Mark Twain “Let us make a pledge ...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s long-awaited new novel and Ron Chernow’s biography of Mark Twain are among the year’s most highly anticipated releases We believe there’s one uncomplicated good ...

Mark Maremont is a senior editor with The Wall Street Journal. He focuses on investigative reporting, particularly in the business, finance and political spheres, and is based in the Journal's ...