"A Tramp Abroad — Volume 02" by Mark Twain is a funny travel story set in the late 1800s, where readers follow the author's amusing trip through Europe, especially Germany, showing many different cultural events. Full of Twain's famous humor, the story shares funny situations and cultural shocks experienced during his travels as he views the funny aspects of society. This volume tells stories from a comical French duel to encounters with German opera and art. He humorously describes the strange people he meets, their ways of life, and the landscapes he travels through, including his funny relationships with performances he doesn't understand because of the language and his attempts at art that end in his "great picture" of the Heidelberg Castle. Filled with funny observations, social commentary, and Twain's unique storytelling, it's an interesting read for those who enjoy travel books filled with humor and insight.
A Tramp Abroad — Volume 02
By Mark Twain
Experience side-splitting mishaps and cultural misunderstandings as a witty traveler navigates Europe with humor.
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About the AuthorSamuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
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