The home of one of America's greatest writers hits the market for $5.3 million

The former home of one of America’s greatest writers, Mark Twain, is available to purchase with an asking price of AU$5.3 million.

Located in the verdant countryside of Redding, Connecticut, on a very aptly named Mark Twain Lane, number 30 is a staggering property befitting the literary genius’ legacy.

Twain, who lived in Italy for a time due to the cost of living being too high in America, spent nine months in a Florentine villa, which is where this mansion gets its visual inspiration from.

The Tuscan-style abode was built by Twain, who lived in the charming digs for the final two years of his life, from 1908 to 1910.

Upon the house’s completion in 1908, Twain (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens) said of the villa, “How beautiful it all is. I did not think it could be as beautiful as this.”

Sadly, Twain’s residence, named ‘Stormfield’ as a nod to his short story, ‘Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven’, almost completely burned down in 1923.

However, the home’s original foundations, terraces, stone walls, pillars and gardens remained, and the abode was rebuilt two years later in the same style.

Boasting roughly 113,500-square-metres of bucolic private grounds, the property backs onto over 650,000-square-metres of protected forest land.

Although presenting century-old aesthetics, the house itself benefits from several contemporary conveniences such as a generous kitchen, opulent master suite, and a large outdoor pool and lounge area.

There are also separate guest accommodations located above the property’s sizeable garage, which includes two bedrooms, one bathroom, a kitchen and a living area.

According to the New York Post, anyone keen on Twain’s old home will also be picking up the Tuscan-themed property for quite a bargain, with the current asking price of USD $3.9 million ($5.3 million) reportedly USD $300,000 ($410,000) cheaper than when the property first hit the market last year.

The sale of 30 Mark Twain Lane is being handled by Sotheby’s International Realty, and anyone keen on owning a Connecticut villa in Mark Twain’s former court can register interest.