The Travels of Mark Twain - Softcover

Neider, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815410395 ISBN 13: 9780815410393

Publisher: Cooper Square Press, 2000

Synopsis

The great American humorist and novelist Mark Twain, a. k. a. Samuel L. Clemens (1835-1910), was also an indefatigable traveler, crossing the Atlantic 27 times, in addition to months spent traversing the country and the years on the Mississippi River. His first trip was to New York in 1853 when he was eighteen. In 1907, his last European sojourn, intended to be brief, was to Oxford University to accept an honorary degree; Twain stayed nine months. During his lifetime he visited Gibraltar, Paris, Milan, Florence, Rome, Athens, Constantinople, Odessa, Yalta, Geneva, Damascus, Jerusalem, Bombay, Benares, Tangier, Alexandria, Sydney, Melbourne, and the Fiji Islands, among many other places.

Drawn from The Innocents Abroad, Roughing It, Life on the Mississippi, A Tramp Abroad, and Following the Equator, this anthology presents a generous selection from the best of Twain's travel writing.

About this title

About the Author:

During his remarkable life, Charles Neider (1915-2001) edited many books, including Antarctica: Firsthand Accounts of Exploration and Endurance, The Selected Letters of Mark Twain, Life As I Find It: A Treasury of Mark Twain Rarities, Tolstoy: Tales of Courage and Conflict, Essays of the Masters, and many others. In addition to these titles, Cooper Square Press has also published Neider's The Grotto Berg: Two Novellas. His memoir Adam's Burden: An Explorer's Personal Odyssey Through Prostate Cancer was published earlier this year by Madison Books.

Review:

Fascinating (Chicago Tribune)

More than a sampler, this is a delightful profile of Twain on the go and the world of his time. (San Francisco Chronicle)

About this edition

• Publisher: Cooper Square Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0815410395
• ISBN 13: 9780815410393
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448