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The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain audiobook.
Genre: comedy
When you dive into Mark Twain’s (Samuel Clemens’) The Innocents Abroad, you have to be ready to learn more about the unadorned, ungilded reality of 19th century “touring” than you might think you want to learn. This is a tough, literary journey. It was tough for Twain and his fellow “pilgrims”, both religious and otherwise. They set out, on a June day in 1867, to visit major tourist sites in Europe and the near east, including Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, “the Holy Land”, and Egypt. What Twain records, in often humorous, sometimes grotesque but always fascinating detail, are the day-to-day ups and downs of discovering the truth about people and places. The truths they learn are often far different than their education and rumor have made them preconceive.
This is a voyage of discovery. It’s long and, in places, tiresome. But it’s revelatory about so much. As with some of his other works, Twain includes popular prejudices of his time, which are today considered socially unacceptable. His references to “Indians”, “Negroes” and “infidels” come to mind.
Beyond the lows, though, there are the highs of Twain’s cutting wit and insight as he guides us along the bumpy and often dangerous voyage.
No need to buckle up. Just take it slow, and steady…like the journey itself.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 1
(00:18:23) Chapter 2
(00:35:26) Chapter 3
(01:05:20) Chapter 4
(01:44:12) Chapter 5
(02:08:40) Chapter 6
(02:35:14) Chapter 7
(03:18:21) Chapter 8
(03:58:55) Chapter 9
(04:29:47) Chapter 10
(05:17:01) Chapter 11
(05:47:27) Chapter 12
(06:09:49) Chapter 13
(06:37:09) Chapter 14
(06:56:58) Chapter 15
(07:16:46) Chapter 16
(07:55:51) Chapter 17
(08:21:31) Chapter 18
(08:40:34) Chapter 19
(09:13:04) Chapter 20
(09:31:47) Chapter 21
(10:01:07) Chapter 22
(10:24:34) Chapter 23
(10:51:56) Chapter 24
(11:03:13) Chapter 25
(11:34:19) Chapter 26
(11:52:03) Chapter 27
(12:02:08) Chapter 28
(12:22:26) Chapter 29
(12:36:58) Chapter 30
(12:49:26) Chapter 31
(13:02:56) Chapter 32
(13:26:23) Chapter 33
(13:52:55) Chapter 34
(14:11:24) Chapter 35
(14:39:28) Chapter 36
(15:02:38) Chapter 37
(15:24:13) Chapter 38
(15:45:58) Chapter 39
(16:14:17) Chapter 40
(16:27:53) Chapter 41
(17:00:15) Chapter 42
(17:23:59) Chapter 43
(18:00:34) Chapter 44
(18:10:27) Chapter 45
(18:27:52) Chapter 46
(18:59:44) Chapter 47
(19:13:47) Chapter 48
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