Charles Heber Clark

Among his most famous works was "Out of the Hurly Burly," which enjoyed immense popularity during its time but has largely faded from memory today.

Clark's exuberant and lavish humor captivated audiences in England for an extended period, with some of his writings initially finding publication there.

A subject of much contention was Clark's claim that Mark Twain plagiarized his 1880 novelette "Fortunate Island" with A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, published in 1889.

[2] Twain actually wrote what he considered a rebuttal to the charge, only he compared "Yankee" to Clark's story "An Old Fogey" which also appeared in the same volume as "Fortunate Island."

Additionally, Twain and Clark had a long running feud dating back to the early 1870s, where each writer accused the other of plagiarism.

One piece by Twain attacking Clark (as "John Quill" but not actually named) appeared in Galaxy Magazine in 1870, entitled "A Literary Old Offender in Court with Suspicious Property in His Possession".