Mark Twain on Travel

by Terry Mort

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599210746
• ISBN13: 9781599210742
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

An excellent survey of Twain's wit and wisdom

Writer Mark Twain is best known for his children's adventure books and his spirited humor, but Mark Twain On Travel offers a different set of insights, gathering under one cover his travel experiences and writings and revealing his colorful encounters with characters around the world. These spirited literary pieces are powerful travel observations which come from a range of publications and sources and together provide an excellent survey of Twain's wit and wisdom.