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Twain, Mark: A Tramp Abroad (Illustrated). v1. 23 December 2013
A TRAMP ABROAD
by Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 – 1910) First published 1880 The text of this book is in the public domain world-wide, because the author died more than 100 years ago. The illustrations and introductory material are in the public domain in countries where copyright is “Life+70” or less. This ebook is based on the first edition and includes all 328 original illustrations. It also includes the introductory material and illustrations from the 1899 "Uniform Edition", plus four pieces which were purportedly left out of "Tramp" and later published in "The Stolen White Elephant, etc." in 1882. Mark Twain is most noted for his novels, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” and its sequel “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” the latter often called “The Great American Novel.” This is Twain’s third travel book, often considered to be an unofficial sequel to his first big book, “The Innocents Abroad.” The first edition cover image, depicting a ragged Twain in patched pants and dilapidated shoes, striding along with alpenstock and tattered umbrella, invites the reader to interpret the title as “A Hobo Abroad,” as well as “A Walk Abroad.” With Twain and “Mr. Harris” (a fictionalized doppelganger of Clemens’ close friend, Joseph Twichell), we journey through central and southern Europe. This is intended to be a walking tour; but in truth, they are passengers more often than not, and on every imaginable conveyance, from donkey-back to river raft. They spend a good deal of time in mountainous areas, so there is much discussion of mountains and mountain-climbers. Be sure to read chapters 37 – 39 for Twain’s tall tale of his massive expedition to climb the Riffelberg, and later, his daring ascent of Mont Blanc – by telescope. Interspersed with the (often fictionalized) narrative, are a number of stories not related to the trip, such as “Baker’s Bluejay Yarn,” “The Man Who Put Up at Gadsby’s,” and others; as well as many German Legends, partly invented by the author himself. That frequently reprinted favorite, “The Awful German Language,” made its debut here as one of the appendices. All travel literature should be as enjoyable as this – a bubbling mixture of fact, fiction, laugh-out-loud humor, and heartfelt poetic descriptions of beautiful scenery. ------ An excerpt, most educational... Spoiler:
------ Editorial notes: Corrected text errors, formatted punctuation, German diacritics, italics. Added scene breaks, cross-linked end-notes, cross-linked chapter titles to html TOC. Embedded fonts for titling and initial caps. "Drop Caps" version has illustrations in a higher resolution, hence much bigger file-size. "Up Caps" version has smaller images in jpeg format. Images in both versions are centered, no text-wrap. This is one of the rare Twain titles that has never been previously added to the MobileRead library. I hope you enjoy it! This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.
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@AnotherCat --- yay! another Twain fan! Thank you for downloading. And thank you for the the compliment.
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Thank you! Your books are the best quality around. The illustrations are excellent. I love the dropcaps versions.
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@PHC -- thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad you are enjoying the books.
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