Mark Twain's classic tale of Americans on the rampage gets an irreverent, hilarious makeover in this new annotated edition. Follow Twain as he tramps through Europe and the Middle East during a global pandemic, this time with a 21st-century fellow traveler in tow. This new take on The Innocents Abroad confronts Twain's 1860s attitudes toward race, making the book newly relevant for readers in the 2020s, who are still dealing with racism and pandemics 160 years later. This edition includes the full text of Twain's book, along with informative (and often shockingly funny) annotations, an up-to-date bibliography, and a freshly customized index of terms and concepts.

Bestselling classic records Twain's keen wit and amusing observations during his trip to Europe and the Holy Land in 1867. Edition also includes all of the original work's charming illustrations. 234 black-and-white illustrations.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

The Innocents Abroad is one of the most prominent and influential travel books ever written about Europe and the Holy Land. When you dive into Mark Twain's The Innocents Abroad, you have to be ready to learn more about the unadorned, ungilded reality of 19th century ,,touring" than you might think you want to learn. This is a tough, literary journey. It was tough for Twain and his fellow ,,pilgrims", 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, ,,the Holy Land", and Egypt. The trip stimulates Twain to meditate on how the ,,new world" isdifferent from the ,,old" and engenders reflections on what a society must be like to be thought of as genuinely ,,civilized".

In 1867, Mark Twain and a group fellow-Americans toured Europe and the Holy Land, aboard a retired Civil War ship known as "Quaker City." Throughout the journey, Twain kept a written record of his experiences. "The Innocents Abroad" is both a travelogue and a critique of clashing cultures—but more importantly, it is an entertaining and insightful work written by one of the great masters of American prose.

The Innocents Abroad is one of the most prominent and influential travel books ever written about Europe and the Holy Land. When you dive into Mark Twain's The Innocents Abroad, you have to be ready to learn more about the unadorned, ungilded reality of 19th century ,,touring" than you might think you want to learn. This is a tough, literary journey. It was tough for Twain and his fellow ,,pilgrims", 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, ,,the Holy Land", and Egypt. The trip stimulates Twain to meditate on how the ,,new world" isdifferent from the ,,old" and engenders reflections on what a society must be like to be thought of as genuinely ,,civilized".

One of the most famous travel books ever written by an American, The Innocents Abroad is Mark Twain’s irreverent and incisive commentary on nineteenth century Americans encountering the Old World. Come along for the ride as Twain and his unsuspecting travel companions visit the Azores, Tangiers, Paris, Rome, the Vatican, Genoa, Gibraltar, Odessa, Constantinople, Cairo, the Holy Land and other locales renowned in history. No person or place is safe from Twain’s sharp wit as it impales both the conservative and the liberal, the Old World and the New. He uses these contrasts to “find out who we as Americans are,” notes Leslie A. Fiedler. But his travelogue demonstrates that, in our attempt to understand ourselves, we must first find out what we are not. With an Introduction Michael Meyer and an Afterword by Leslie A. Fiedler