![]() I suspect they are attempts to be failures. ![]() Some are Twain’s attempt at writing original German folklore. These provide nice juxtaposition between American life and Europeans and their attitude toward folklore and tradition. The sections of the book devoted to his experiences in Germany and Italy are broken up with bits of real American literature, short stories constructed by Twain, set in America. It shows Twain making a more serious attempt to get to know a place well, by living there with his family for a prolonged period. A Tramp Abroad is the second of these are about the year and a half he spent in Europe in 18. Following the Equator is more of a tour of empire, something I will say more about when I get there. The Innocents Abroad looked at the experiences of a more casual tourist. Three are committed to documenting his travels abroad. There were five, if we include the somewhat more autobiographical Roughing It and Life on the Mississippi. ![]() Mark Twain wrote many travel narratives throughout his career. ![]()
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