Twain continued to be associated with The Innocents Abroad even after writing further novels. This cartoon, drawn for a student publication at Oxford University, applies the title of Twain’s book to the recipients of honorary doctorates in 1907:…
Here Twain turns his traveler’s eye to domestic subjects, recounting his brief career as a riverboat pilot along with the history of the Mississippi River and numerous tall tales from regions on its shore.
Because of their length, Twain’s books were often split into two volumes for their British mass-market “yellowback” editions. Routledge sought to trade on the success of Twain’s most successful book by recalling Innocents Abroad with its title for…
In this follow-up to Innocents Abroad, Twain recounts his travel to the Nevada Territory and his early years in the mining industry before his start as a newspaper reporter and his invention of the name Mark Twain. This volume also includes a…
In this letter to publisher Elisha Bliss, Clemens proposes and attempts to negotiate terms for a sequel to Innocents Abroad. He urges Bliss to formalize the agreement and cautions him to keep their plans secret: “else we’ll have somebody standing…
In this letter to publisher Elisha Bliss, Clemens proposes and attempts to negotiate terms for a sequel to Innocents Abroad. He urges Bliss to formalize the agreement and cautions him to keep their plans secret: “else we’ll have somebody standing…
During the English vacation on which this photograph was taken, Twain visited the offices of publisher John Camden Hotten, who had produced several pirated editions of Twain’s works for the British market. Though Twain posed as a “Mr. Bryce,” Hotten…
Many of Twain’s books were published as subscription volumes, sold in advance by traveling salespeople who carried incomplete sample copies that highlighted choice selections of text, illustrations, and binding options. This copy is stored in a…
Mark Twain’s first major commercial and popular success, The Innocents Abroad—a satirical “anti-travel” book based on his 163-day tour of Europe and the Holy Land aboard the Quaker City—would remain his best-selling book throughout his lifetime.