Mark Twain On Travel

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to most as Mark Twain, was a quintessential American writer who spent much of his life traveling around the world. Along the way, he encountered colorful characters, strange cultures, and a variety of adventures (and misadventures), all of which he incorporated into his travel writing--writing that re?ects Twain's matchless eye for irony, humor, and, now and then, tragedy.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to most as Mark Twain, was a quintessential American writer who spent much of his life traveling the world. He encountered colorful characters, cultures, and a variety of adventures along the way, and Mark Twain on Travel is a timeless collection of his writings on the subject. Excerpts included are from classics such as: "The Innocents Abroad"; "A Tramp Abroad"; "Life on the Mississippi"; "Roughing It"; and "Following the Equator,"