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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.
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 .
The Innocents Abroad (1869) Roughing It (1872) A Tramp Abroad (1880) Following the Equator (1897) Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) Palmetto Leaves (1873) John Burroughs (1837–1921) Fresh Fields (1884) William Dean Howells (1837–1920) Certain Delightful English Towns (1906) Henry James (1843–1916) A Little Tour in France (1884) English ...
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.
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Chapter 10 appeared in the January 18, 1907 issue of the North American Review. [10] This chapter discusses Orion Clemens (born July 17, 1825 in Jamestown, Tennessee), who was Twain's eldest brother, antedating him by ten years. After a series of moves, he and his family found themselves living in Hannibal, Missouri, when he was twelve years ...
It was written in 1870–71 and published in 1872, [2] [3] following his first travel book The Innocents Abroad (1869). Roughing It is dedicated to Twain's mining companion Calvin H. Higbie, later a civil engineer who died in 1914. [4] The book follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the American West during the years 1861–1867.
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