Mark Twain on Travel by Terry Mort

Mark Twain on Travel Reviews

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  Jeanne

  Mort has taken highlights from MT's five travel books and turned them into a sampler, of sorts. His Introduction sets the tone/mood for this collection, reminds the reader of the complexities of Twain and provides some info on his personal life. This is a shortened version of MT's travels, as he often added "bulk to his books" for money, which sadly some publishers still encourage today.
  I was overcome with nostalgia reading about the Big River, as I too grew up on the Mississippi. And as Twain rambles out west and around the world, so does his writing, often veering off course. But that is where his wit comes in, the fun parts.
  Highly recommended for anyone wanting a condensed version or refresher course on Mark Twain.
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  Barrett

  Couldn't get into this one enough to finish. Maybe the idea of travel in the middle of a pandemic seemed too quaint / terrifying, or maybe I just didn't connect with this at all?
  
  Either way -- too many other books on the shelf.
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  Emma

  This book has snippets of Mark Twain's works on "travel", and so while I enjoyed the individual stories, I yearned for them in their entirety and in their context. I would say this book frustrates in that you wish you had not begun it and had just started reading Mark Twain himself. I gave it 2 stars because it has piqued my interest in Twain, and I shall endeavor to read all his books on his travels.
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  Jill

  Interesting book - excerpts from the places Twain traveled when he was earning a living as a travel writer, and then a bit of other stuff. You really do get a feel for the places, and he writes with great dry humor with some sarcasm thrown in. Makes me wish I had been able to sit around and listen to him talk.
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  Mary

  i love mark twain - most of the time. some parts of his books bog down. therefore, this book is great cuz it is a collection of stories from his travel books. you get the good parts without the slow parts. you just gotta take everything with a grain of salt :)
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  Blake

  Mark Twain is a very funny man and this was a very enjoyable look at his extensive travels and it follows a nice path around many parts of the world, giving a great pre-automobile look at travel.
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  Christopher

  Some of the stories are more interesting than others, but the writing is fun, unique and clever.
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  Jennifer

  everyone must read this book! it's amazing how traveling hasnt really changed, even with all the advances of the last 100 years. :)