Bibliograph

The innocents abroad, Mark Twain ; edited and with an introduction by Tom Quirk and notes by Guy Cardwell

Type

Label

The innocents abroad, Mark Twain ; edited and with an introduction by Tom Quirk and notes by Guy Cardwell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xli-xlii)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The innocents abroad

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

48967895

Responsibility statement

Mark Twain ; edited and with an introduction by Tom Quirk and notes by Guy Cardwell

Review

"Based on a series of letters Mark Twain wrote from Europe for San Francisco and New York newspapers as a roving correspondent, The Innocents Abroad (1869) is a caricature of the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Mark Twain's fresh and humorous perspective on hallowed European landmarks lacked reverence for the past, and was as mocking about American manners (including his own) as it was about European attitudes. Twain ultimately concludes that, for better or worse, "Human nature is very much the same all over the world.""--Jacket

Series statement

Penguin classics

Classification