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An edition of The Innocents Abroad (1800) The innocents abroad. 1st edition of Mark Twains classic and hilarious work The Innocents Abroad. As Twain himself points out, “Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” And Jane Jacobs observes in her Introduction, “If the reader is American, he may also find himself on a tour of his own psyche.”įoxing to front end papers and title page, corners bumped and rubbed, small pea size stain on front board, spine soiled and sunned, cover gilt brite but lightly soiled, else about a very good copy. The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain, 1911, Harper and Bros. The cover is from an Antonio Joli painting of. With an Introduction by Stuart Hutchinson. Gleefully skewering the ethos of American tourism in Europe, Twain’s lively satire ultimately reveals just what it is that defines cultural identity. A beautiful edition with the formatting and all 234 images from the original first edition published in 1869. The Innocents Abroad (Wordsworth Classics) Paperback Apby Mark Twain (Author) 266 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback 5.99 35 Used from 2.25 13 New from 5.46 1 Collectible from 28.62 The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain.

In it, the collision of the American “New Barbarians” and the European “Old World” provides much comic fodder for Mark Twain-and a remarkably perceptive lens on the human condition. The Innocents Abroad is one of the most prominent and influential travel books ever written about Europe and the Holy Land. First edition published in 1881, this is a latter printing with the ads dated 1886. Illustrated first edition, later printing. Original very dark brown cloth stamped in gilt. Small Octavo (7 1/2' x 5 1/2') bound in original publisher's red cloth with black and gilt embossed imprint to cover and spine. 'The Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrims Progress' by Mark Twain. Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company plus six others, 1869. Xxiv+613++ pages with black and white frontispiece and 234 illustrations. Author: Mark Twain (PSUED Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

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