Mark Twain

Hartford, Connecticut, USAmarktwain.wroteabout.comWriting since 1867

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. ILThe Quaker City excursionJun 1867

    The price of a boat on Galilee

    The pilgrims had dreamed for forty years of sailing on the Sea of Galilee. The boatman wanted eight dollars. They are still thinking about it. And then the one evening I did not make any jokes.

    Tips & practical2 min read
  2. ITThe Quaker City excursionJun 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
  3. ITThe Quaker City excursionJun 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