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Mark Twain

Hartford, Connecticut, USAmarktwain.wroteabout.comWriting since 1867

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Pilot, miner, printer, lecturer. Sailed for the Holy Land in 1867 with sixty pilgrims and came home the only sinner. A test profile in the spirit of The Innocents Abroad (1869).

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  1. ITThe Quaker City excursion·Jun 1867

    Is he dead?

    Every guide in Italy loved Michelangelo with a love that bordered on the unreasonable. We found a way to cure them. It is cruel, and I recommend it.

    Tips & practical2 min read
  2. ITThe Quaker City excursion·Jun 1867

    The Grand Pleasure Excursion, as advertised and as delivered

    The programme promised a brass band, Henry Ward Beecher and five months of pleasure. We got a melodeon, a great deal of prayer, and the five months.

    Tips & practical2 min read

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  • ITThe Quaker City excursionJun 1867 · 10 stories · 165 days
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