Mark Twain THE INNOCENTS ABROAD (Illustrated Edition). Publisher: Place of publication unknown : Lokis, 2013. The Great Pleasure Excursion through the Europe and Holy Land, With Author's Autobiography Mark Twain. It was to be a picnic on a gigantic scale. Large Print Book (2013.) Description: 400 pages (large print) 23 cm. It was a novelty in the way of excursions-its like had not been thought of before, and it compelled that interest which attractive novelties always command. It was the best-selling of Twain's works during his lifetime, as well as one of the best-selling travel books of all time.For months the great pleasure excursion to Europe and the Holy Land was chatted about in the newspapers everywhere in America and discussed at countless firesides. The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress is a travel book by American author Mark Twain published in 1869 which humorously chronicles what Twain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered vessel Quaker City (formerly USS Quaker City) through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of American travelers in 1867.
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