The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain

"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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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
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Sep 14, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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