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The Innocents AbroadMark Twain

The Innocents Abroad

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Original author: Mark Twain

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"The Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain is a travel book published in 1869. It humorously chronicles Twain's five-month voyage through Europe and the Holy Land aboard the steamship Quaker City in 1867. Twain contrasts his experiences with grandiose contemporary travelogues, satirizing fellow travelers, profiteering locals, and the commercialization of history. He particularly scrutinizes the gap between romantic expectations and reality, from trivial anecdotes at Gibraltar to disillusionment in the Holy Land. The book became Twain's best-selling work during his lifetime.

The Innocents Abroad, by Mark Twain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #3176.

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64 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter2,200 words
  2. 2.Preface231 words
  3. 3.Chapter I2,461 words
  4. 4.Chapter II1,320 words
  5. 5.Chapter III1,243 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV2,534 words
  7. 7.Chapter V2,191 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI2,190 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII4,256 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII1,962 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX2,014 words
  12. 12.Chapter X2,258 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI1,861 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII3,656 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII3,169 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIV2,588 words
  17. 17.Chapter XV3,805 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVI1,687 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVII3,359 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVIII2,933 words
  21. 21.Chapter XIX: “Do you wis zo haut can be?”4,507 words
  22. 22.Chapter XX2,281 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXI2,484 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXII3,566 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIII4,573 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXIV3,252 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXV3,235 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVI6,237 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVII3,829 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXVIII3,039 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXIX1,934 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXX: Ascent of Vesuvius--Continued3,135 words
  1. 33.Chapter XXXI: The Buried City of Pompeii3,034 words
  2. 34.Chapter XXXII4,863 words
  3. 35.Chapter XXXIII3,841 words
  4. 36.Chapter XXXIV4,312 words
  5. 37.Chapter XXXV1,726 words
  6. 38.Chapter XXXVI1,033 words
  7. 39.Chapter XXXVII4,036 words
  8. 40.Chapter XXXVIII2,699 words
  9. 41.Chapter XXXIX1,651 words
  10. 42.Chapter XL3,194 words
  11. 43.Chapter XLI2,355 words
  12. 44.Chapter XLII2,091 words
  13. 45.Chapter XLIII2,228 words
  14. 46.Chapter XLIV3,827 words
  15. 47.Chapter XLV4,422 words
  16. 48.Chapter XLVI3,000 words
  17. 49.Chapter XLVII4,701 words
  18. 50.Chapter XLVIII3,593 words
  19. 51.Chapter XLIX3,358 words
  20. 52.Chapter L3,485 words
  21. 53.Chapter LI4,616 words
  22. 54.Chapter LII1,998 words
  23. 55.Chapter LIII5,363 words
  24. 56.Chapter LIV3,924 words
  25. 57.Chapter LV6,120 words
  26. 58.Chapter LVI1,506 words
  27. 59.Chapter LVII2,705 words
  28. 60.Chapter LVIII5,201 words
  29. 61.Chapter LIX824 words
  30. 62.Chapter LX1,100 words
  31. 63.Chapter LXI2,319 words
  32. 64.Conclusion1,218 words