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The Innocents Abroad
Or, The New Pilgrim's Progress
Book • 1869
Published in 1869, 'The Innocents Abroad' is a travel book that humorously chronicles Mark Twain's 'Great Pleasure Excursion' on board the chartered steamship Quaker City.
The book recounts Twain's five-month voyage through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of American travelers.
It focuses on themes such as travel, culture, history, and realism, using Twain's signature satire to critique and describe the various regions and cultures he encountered.
The book was a best-seller during Twain's lifetime and remains one of the best-selling travel books of all time.
The book recounts Twain's five-month voyage through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of American travelers.
It focuses on themes such as travel, culture, history, and realism, using Twain's signature satire to critique and describe the various regions and cultures he encountered.
The book was a best-seller during Twain's lifetime and remains one of the best-selling travel books of all time.
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, his first book, The Innocents Abroad, he does this tourist cruise to Europe and the Holy Land.


Ron Chernow

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The UNTOLD Emotional Struggles of History’s Most Powerful Men | Ron Chernow (PT. 2)
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as one of the first books that Mark Twain wrote.


Ron Chernow

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Ron Chernow
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The Sunday Read: ‘What Happened to Val Kilmer?’
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, discussing Twain's early success and satire of European culture.


Ron Chernow

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‘Mark Twain’ with Ron Chernow
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as a classic problematic example of travel writing.

Naomi Fry

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Why We Travel
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, referencing his description of sparsely populated areas when he visited Palestine in 1867.

Noam Weissman

Truth vs. Myth in Israeli History with Haviv Rettig Gur (Part 2)
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as the subject of his new biography.


Ron Chernow

Ron Chernow on His New Mark Twain Biography
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as the first great American foreign travel guide.

Matt Goldberg

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as a book referenced in Terry Pratchett's "Witches Abroad".

Beckett

Marie Laveau, 2025