The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
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"The Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain is a travel book published in 1869. It humorously chronicles Twain's five-month voyage through Europe and the Holy Land aboard the steamship Quaker City in 1867. Twain contrasts his experiences with grandiose contemporary travelogues, satirizing fellow travelers, profiteering locals, and the commercialization of history. He particularly scrutinizes the gap between romantic expectations and reality, from trivial anecdotes at Gibraltar to disillusionment in the Holy Land. The
book became Twain's best-selling work during his lifetime. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Innocents Abroad |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innocents_Abroad |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Middle East -- Description and travel |
| Subject | Voyages and travels |
| Subject | Europe -- Description and travel |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3176 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-03176-7 |
| Release Date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Last Update | Sep 14, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 7240 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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