Question: Which American author is believed to be the first to submit a typewritten manuscript to a publisher?
Answer: That honor is widely credited to Mark Twain, who reportedly submitted his 1883 manuscript for Life on the Mississippi as a typewritten document—likely produced on a Remington typewriter. Twain embraced the machine with his usual wit, once noting that it allowed him to write faster and more legibly, though he also joked about the clatter it made. While historians debate whether his was truly the first, Twain’s early adoption helped usher the typewriter into literary history as more than just an office tool.
