Innocents abroad: Or the new pilgrim's progress
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Based on a series of letters Mark Twain wrote from Europe to newspapers in San Francisco and New York as a roving correspondent, The Innocents Abroad (1869) is a burlesque of the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Twain's fresh and humorous perspective on hallowed European landmarks lacked reverence for the past-the ancient statues of saints on the Cathedral of Notre D... More
Book Information
Publisher | George Robertson |
Binding | Unknown Binding (75 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 383 |
ISBN-10 | B0008CPJBA |
Publication Date | /1872 |
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10/4/2007 Cindy Lovell said: Another best kept secret... hilarious account of the first ever "pleasure cruise" in history. Of course, with Samuel Clemens on board, what else would you expect? From the can-can to the Holy Land, Twain's irreverence is timeless.
tags: Twain's First Travel Book
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