The narrator (Twain) plays the part of the American tourist of the time, believing that he understands all that he sees, but in reality understanding none of it. A first edition, first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1880. The book is often thought to be an unofficial sequel to an earlier Twain travel book, The Innocents Abroad.Īs the two men make their way through Germany, the Alps, and Italy, they encounter situations made all the more humorous by their reactions to them. Twains account of travelling in Europe, A TRAMP ABROAD (1880), sparkles with the authors shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World. Mark Twain A Tramp Abroad First UK Edition 1880. The method is that discursive method which Mark Twain has led us to expect of him. While the stated goal of the journey is to walk most of the way, the men find themselves using other forms of transport as they traverse the continent. The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Tramp Abroad, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. This book has not the fresh frolicsomeness of the Innocents Abroad. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe.

Download cover art Download CD case insert A Tramp AbroadĪ Tramp Abroad is a work of non-fiction travel literature by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. Item 2204023 First edition, October 1880 catalogued in rear.

A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain