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The Trouble Begins at 8

The Trouble Begins at 8

Mark Twain is most famous for writing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. But he was also an adventurer, a traveler and a famous speaker. Sometimes he is referred to as the first stand-up comic because his lectures were funny. In his day (around the time of the Civil War) there were no TVs or movies. To see a show you had to see it live. Entertainers were in great demand and Mark Twain filled theaters to standing room only. The title of this biography is taken from a poster he created for himself to announce one of his shows. Instead of simply saying, “the show starts at 8″ he said “the trouble begins at 8″ - implying that he was just a little bit ornery…which he was! In this biography you get the whole picture of Mark Twain - not just the author part. Some things he tried failed. Sometimes he was totally broke and had to work his way into another money making idea. People he loved died but he survived the grief to write and speak again. In this book, you get the picture of a real man who lived his life big.


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