Innocents Abroad, The by Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

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Writer/entertainer Garrison Keillor (A Prairie Home Companion) on “The Innocents Abroad”: “…one of the best selling travel books of all time.” (The Writer’s Almanac, June 8, 2012)

When you dive into Mark Twain’s (Samuel Clemens’) The Innocents Abroad, you have to be ready to learn more about the unadorned, ungilded reality of 19th century “touring” than you might think you want to learn. This is a tough, literary journey. It was tough for Twain and his fellow “pilgrims”, both religious and otherwise. They set out, on a June day in 1867, to visit major tourist sites in Europe and the near east, including Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, “the Holy Land”, and Egypt. What Twain records, in often humorous, sometimes grotesque but always fascinating detail, are the day-to-day ups and downs of discovering the truth about people and places. The truths they learn are often far different than their education and rumor have made them preconceive.

This is a voyage of discovery. It’s long and, in places, tiresome. But it’s revelatory about so much. As with some of his other works, Twain includes popular prejudices of his time, which are today considered socially unacceptable. His references to “Indians”, “Negroes” and “infidels” come to mind.

Beyond the lows, though, there are the highs of Twain’s cutting wit and insight as he guides us along the bumpy and often dangerous voyage.

No need to buckle up. Just take it slow, and steady…like the journey itself. (Summary by John Greenman)

Episode Date
Chapter 61 & Conclusion
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 59-60
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 58
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 57
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 56
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 55
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Chapter 54
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 53
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 52
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 51
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 50
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 49
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 48
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 47
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 46
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 45
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 44
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 43
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 42
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 41
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 40
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 39
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 38
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 36-37
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 35
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 34
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 33
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 32
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 31
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 29-30
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 28
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 27
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 26
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 25
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Chapter 24
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Chapter 23
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 22
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 20-21
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 18-19
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 16-17
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 14-15
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 12-13
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 10-11
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 8-9
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 6-7
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Chapters 4-5
Jan 01, 1970
Chapters 2-3
Jan 01, 1970
Chapter 1
Jan 01, 1970