![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. ![]() A TRAMP ABROAD showcases Twain' s unparalleled ability to integrate humorous sketches, autobiographical tidbits, and historical anecdotes in a consistently entertaining narrative. Cast in the form of a waling tour through Germany, Switzerland, France, and Italy, Mark Twain' s account of traveling in Europe (1880) sparkles with his shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture. A pencil note in the book indicates that this copy is from the library of Mark Twain’s publisher, Frank Bliss, who succeeded his father, Elisha, at the American Publishing Company. Cast in the form of a walking tour through Germany, Switzerland, France, and Italy, A Tramp Abroad includes among its adventures a voyage by raft down the Neckar and an ascent of Mont Blanc by telescope, as well as the author' s attempts to study Art - a wholly imagined activity Twain 'authenticated' with his own wonderfully primitive pictures included in this volume. Hartford, Connecticut: American Publishing Company, 1880. FIRST EDITION, Second State (frontispiece labeled Titians Moses). Twain' s account of traveling in Europe, A Tramp Abroad (1880) sparkles with the author' s shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture, and showcases his unparalleled ability to integrate humorous sketches, autobiographical tidbits, and historical anecdotes in a consistently entertaining narrative. Hartford, Conn: American Publishing Company, 1880. ![]()
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