A Tramp Abroad E-book
Author: Mark Twain
Genre: Literature
Twain, Mark (pen name of Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910) American humorist
whose pseudonym was adopted from his days as a Mississippi steamboat pilot,
"mark twain" meaning "two fathoms deep." He introduced colloquial speech
into American writing and was the most popular writer of his time.
A Tramp Abroad (1880)
A humorous travel narrative wherein Twain describes his 1878 tour
through 16 cities in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy with his
friend, "Harris" (Joseph Twichell). Included in the work is the
story, Baker's Bluejay Yarn, a hodge-podge of curious European
legends, as well as a number of humorous digressions. Chapters
include: How Wagner's Operas Bang Along, Looking West for Sunrise,
Alp-Scaling by Carriage, and an appendix called The Awful German
Language.
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