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020 _a9780140436082
024 _a36768074
050 _aPS1321
082 _a818.403
100 1 _aMark Twain
245 1 _aA Tramp Abroad
260 _bPenguin Classics
300 _a448 pages
520 _aTwain's account of travelling in Europe, A TRAMP ABROAD (1880), sparkles with the author's shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture, and showcases his unparalleled ability to integrate humorous sketches, autobiographical tidbits, and historical anecdotes in a consistently entertaining narrative. Cast in the form of a walking tour through Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy, A TRAMP ABROAD includes among its adventures a voyage by raft down the Neckar and an ascent of Mount Blanc by telescope, as well as the author's attempts to study art - a wholly imagined activity Twain 'authenticated' with his own wonderfully primitive pictures included in this volume.
650 _aMemoir
650 _aGeography & Travel
999 _c882
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