The Innocents Abroad
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| - | '''''A Tramp Abroad''''' is a work of non-fiction [[travel literature]] by [[United States|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), through central and southern [[Europe]]. While the stated goal of the journey is to walk most of the way, the men find themselves using other forms of transport as they traverse the continent. The book is often thought to be an unofficial [[sequel]] to an earlier Twain travel book, ''[[The Innocents Abroad]]''. | ||
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| - | As the two men make their way through [[Germany]], [[the Alps]], and [[Italy]], they encounter situations made all the more humorous by their reactions to them. The narrator (Twain) plays the part of the American tourist of the time, believing that he understands all that he sees but in reality understanding none of it. | ||
| + | '''''The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress''''' was published by [[United States|American]] author [[Mark Twain]] in 1869. The [[travel literature]] chronicles Twain's pleasure cruise on board the chartered vessel ''Quaker City'' (formerly [[USS Quaker City (1854)|USS ''Quaker City'']]) through [[Europe]] and the [[Holy Land]] with a group of religious [[pilgrims]] in 1867. It was the best selling of Twain's works during his lifetime. | ||
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The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress was published by American author Mark Twain in 1869. The travel literature chronicles Twain's pleasure cruise on board the chartered vessel Quaker City (formerly USS Quaker City) through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of religious pilgrims in 1867. It was the best selling of Twain's works during his lifetime.
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