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A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880.The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe.
Reverend Joseph Hopkins Twichell (November 30, 1838 – December 20, 1918) was a writer and Congregational minister from Hartford, Connecticut.He was a close friend of writer Mark Twain for over forty years and is believed to be the model for the character "Harris" in A Tramp Abroad.
Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into the failed Paige Compositor .
Tramp Royale (1992) Peter Fleming (1907–1971) – British adventurer and travel writer One's Company: A Journey to China in 1933 — Travels through the USSR, Manchuria and China. News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir — Journey from Peking to Srinagar via Sinkiang. He was accompanied on this journey by Ella Maillart (Kini).
The Awful German Language" is an 1880 essay by Mark Twain published as Appendix D in A Tramp Abroad. [1] The essay is a humorous exploration of the frustrations a native speaker of English has with learning German as a second language.
Shanghai Passage (1929) – Mutiny, mystery, and revolution on a tramp steamer bound for the China coast. (Tod Moran Mystery) (Tod Moran Mystery) The Gypsy Caravan (1930) - Betty and Joe meet adventure while traveling with gypsies and meet Robin Hood , Richard the Lionhearted , Roland , and other legendary and historical figures along the way
Phelan was born in Ireland in 1895 and spent his early years in the village of Inchicore in Dublin. [2] He developed a wanderlust at a young age, which he attributed to living near a busy port city, and growing up with a father who had travelled extensively and a mother who constantly recited fairy stories.
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