Upon Langdon showing a picture of his sister Olivia to Twain, Twain claimed to have fallen in love with her at first sight. Five years later, Twain married Olivia Langdon, the sister of Charles Langdon, a man whom Twain met on a trip to the Middle East. This was a humorous tale based on a story heard at a mining camp in California, and won Twain international attention. After a brief, unsuccessful, spell mining in Nevada and California, twain returned to writing – penning The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County in 1865.
It was here that Twain started writing, contributing articles to his older brother, Orion’s newspaper. Twain spent most of his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the inspirational setting for much of his later works. His wit and satire endeared him to peers and critics alike. Hailed as ‘the Father of American literature’ by William Faulkner, Twain was a friend of presidents, performers, entrepreneurs and royalty. He is best known for the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often referred to as ‘the Great American Novel’. He was born the day after a visit by Halley’s Comet, and died the day following its subsequent return in 1910. (Summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman)įor further information, including links to M4B audio book, online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pseudonym Mark Twain, was born on 30 November, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, USA. The term "tramp" is meant as in a "walk-about" and not as in a "bum". The narrator (Twain) plays the part of the American tourist of the time, believing that he understands all that he sees, but in reality understanding none of it.
The book is often thought to be an unofficial sequel to an earlier Twain travel book, The Innocents Abroad.Īs the two men make their way through Germany, the Alps, and Italy, they encounter situations made all the more humorous by their reactions to them.
While the stated goal of the journey is to walk most of the way, the men find themselves using other forms of transport as they traverse the continent. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe. Read by John Greenman.Ī Tramp Abroad is a work of non-fiction travel literature by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. LibriVox recording of A Tramp Abroad, by Mark Twain.
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