Audiobook: The Innocents Abroad
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When you dive into Mark Twainâs (Samuel Clemensâ) The Innocents Abroad, you have to be ready to learn more about the unadorned, ungilded reality of 19th century âtouringâ than you might think you want to learn. This is a tough, literary journey. It was tough for Twain and his fellow âpilgrimsâ, both religious and otherwise. They set out, on a June day in 1867, to visit major tourist sites in Europe and the near east, including Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, âthe Holy Landâ, and Egypt. What Twain records, in often humorous, sometimes grotesque but always fascinating detail, are the day-to-day ups and downs of discovering the truth about people and places. The truths they learn are often far different than their education and rumor have made them preconceive.
This is a voyage of discovery. Itâs long and, in places, tiresome. But itâs revelatory about so much. As with some of his other works, Twain includes popular prejudices of his time, which are today considered socially unacceptable. His references to âIndiansâ, âNegroesâ and âinfidelsâ come to mind.
Beyond the lows, though, there are the highs of Twainâs cutting wit and insight as he guides us along the bumpy and often dangerous voyage.
No need to buckle up. Just take it slow, and steadyâŠlike the journey itself.
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