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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 818.403 EAN: 9780812967050 Edition: Modern Library ISBN: 0812967054 Label: Modern Library Manufacturer: Modern Library Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 560 Publication Date: February 11, 2003 Publisher: Modern Library Release Date: February 11, 2003 Studio: Modern Library Related Items:
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 Rating:  - The Hobo PhilosopherI think that I must be one of the few people who has read all of Mark Twain's non-fiction and practically none of his classic works of fiction. I think that Mark Twain is one of the cleaverst philosophers who has ever lived. There is more to be learned in reading Mark Twain than in reading Plato or Aristotle as far as I am concerned. I think that this was the second Twain travelogue that I read. It is a laugh a minute. I just love this guy. When they say the "wit and wisdom" of Mark Twain ... Read More Rating: - Perfect GiftIf you don't know the person for whom you're buying a gift, well get them this. It's laugh-out loud funny even for someone who doesn't read much or who has never heard of Twain. Rating: - Review of INNOCENTS ABROAD by Mark TwainIn what must have been the first organized tour by Americans of the Old World, Mark Twain tells of his experiences as a member of a party of 150 taking a cruise steamer to tour the European mainland, the Middle East, and parts of Asia. The "innocents" of the title applies to Twain and his comrades. It shows partly in their naivete such as being flattered by a French shopkeeper into buying a tawdry piece of apparel, and in their assumption that every native guide must be telling the ... Read More Rating: - As always a wonderful readTwain is not only timeless but his observations may seem all the more timely. This excellent read follows him on a journey to Europe and then the Middle East in the 1860s. We learn much about the time period and his observations are helpful in learning about the past, we see the brutality od the slave market in Istanbul where European slaves are sold, we see the arrogance of the europeans and we see the true view of the 'Holy Land' as Twain puts to shame former romantic accounts of the land of ... Read More Rating:  - Timeless TwainJourney to the east in 1860's with the best travel writer ever, Mark Twain. Colorful descriptions of people, places and events abroad with Twain humor. If you love travel stories, this will delight you. 
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