Lessons for Physicians from Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1871 in Florida, Missouri, was called the “greatest American humorist of his age.” He wrote the classic novels The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. This article presents several pieces of advice from the writings of Mark Twain that are applicable to the modern healthcare professional.