Mark Twain

A Tramp Abroad Annotated Mark Twain

A Tramp Abroad published in 1880 is Mark Twain's second travel book a sequel to his immensely popular The Innocents Abroad. Here Twain returns to Europe in the company of a genial guide modeled on his friend and real-life traveling companion Joe Twitchell. The eccentric journey they take through Germany Switzerland Italy and other countries constantly veers into imaginative burlesques exaggerations tall tales and humorous digressions.