A Tramp Abroad

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A Tramp Abroad

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

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In April 1878, Mark Twain and his family traveled to Europe. Overloaded with creative ideas, Twain had hoped that the sojourn would spark his creativity enough to bring at least one of the books in his head to fruition. Instead, he wrote of his walking tour of Europe, describing his impressions of the Black Forest, the Matterhorn, and other attractions.

Neglected for years, A Tramp Abroad sparkles with Twain’s shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture and showcases his unparalleled ability to integrate humorous sketches, autobiographical tidbits, and historical anecdotes in a consistently entertaining narrative. Cast in the form of a walking tour through Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, and England, A Tramp Abroad includes among its adventures a voyage by raft down the Neckar and an ascent of Mont Blanc by telescope, as well as the author’s attempts to study art—a wholly imagined activity Twain “authenticated” with his own wonderfully primitive pictures. This book reveals Mark Twain as a mature writer and is filled with brilliant prose, insightful wit, and Twain’s unerring instinct for the truth.

Public Domain (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Adventurers, Explorers & Survival

Art & Literature

Authors

Switzerland

Alps

Witty

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“[ A Tramp Abroad] is delicious, whether you open it at the sojourn in Heidelberg, or the voyage down the Neckar on a raft, or the mountaineering in Switzerland, or the excursion beyond the Alps into Italy.” (William Dean Howells)

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Having enjoyed Grovers reading of ‘Rise and fall of the third reich’ immensely, i thought i’d try another.
Unfortunately while Grovers reading is clear, his delivery (which fitted Shierers journalistic style so well) does not fit Twains wit and satire anywhere near as well. You’re left with a witty book read somewhat rapidly and flatly, which detracts from the humour and is a shame.

Interesting but the narrator not a natural fit.