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Known as one of american literatures finest humor writers, mark twain took on the travel genre in the series of essays, sketches, and observations collected in the innocents abroad. From classic fishoutofwater shenanigans to keen insight into the differences between american culture and its euro. What do you get when you combine classic travel literature with the inimitable wit of mark twain. This book, one of mark twains first, is a hilarious, sometimes biting account of the authors travels through france, italy, greece, russia, palestine, turkey, and egypt.
The book that made mark twain famous and introduced theworld to that obnoxious and ubiquitous character. This library of america volume contains the novels that, when published, transformed an obscure western journalist into a national celebrity. Writerentertainer garrison keillor a prairie home companion on the innocents abroad. His wry observations pepper the narrative with humor, while at the same time makin. Insurgent radio forex lilla podden pa prarien business design podcast enibere aho. The innocents abroad by mark twain author john howels narrator. Published february 11th 2003 by modern library first published 1869 more details. His enduring, nononsense guide for the firsttime traveler also served as an antidote to the insufferably romantic travel books of the period.
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