The Innocents Abroad — Volume 02
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2004-06-22 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #5689 |
Description
"The Innocents Abroad — Volume 02" by Mark Twain is part of a travel book published in 1869. This volume continues Twain's humorous chronicle of his five-month voyage aboard the steamship Quaker City through Europe and the Holy Land. With his signature wit, Twain contrasts romantic travel writing with reality, lampooning fellow travelers and questioning historical reverence. He encounters petty profiteering, explores religious sites, and deflates grandiose accounts of foreign lands, all while challenging the gap between American expectations and Old World traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)