"A Tramp Abroad — Volume 04" by Mark Twain is a funny travel story from the 1800s that follows the author and his friend Harris as they explore Germany and Switzerland. With his trademark humor, Twain looks at culture, people, and how they live as they travel on a trip full of funny moments and smart thoughts. The book starts with Twain discovering the Black Forest, using words to create an attractive image. As he and Harris walk through the forest, they find big farmhouses, and Twain uses this to crack jokes about country life and unusual ways people measure wealth, like how much manure they have. This fun beginning leads to more adventures where Twain's thoughts go from nature to silly things, such as a fake skeleton tale linked to a person he remembers, named Nicodemus Dodge. In these beginning parts, Twain makes things light-hearted and pokes fun at people's foolishness, making a mix of humor and deep thinking that pulls readers into his journey.
A Tramp Abroad — Volume 04
By Mark Twain
Embarking on a journey across Germany and Switzerland, two companions stumble upon hilarious situations and cultural oddities along the way.
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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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