Book · 1800 · Description and travel
The Innocents Abroad
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The Innocents Abroad is an 1869 travel book by Mark Twain chronicling his 1867 excursion through Europe and the Holy Land. Bill Burr spoke about the work on the Monday Morning Podcast, mentioning that Twain's actual title for the book he wrote while abroad was The Innocence Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress, and noting that he planned to start reading it the following week. Separately, Ron Chernow appeared on The Book Review to discuss Twain's early career and biography. Chernow noted that even when Twain sold the rights to his very first book, The Innocence Abroad, he wrote to his publisher in Hartford emphasizing just how important the money was to him. Both discussions highlighted the historical significance of Twain's classic travelogue and his early commercial mindset as an author navigating the publishing world during the nineteenth century. Listeners tuning into these podcasts received insights into Twain's writing process, his financial motivations during the publication of his debut book, and ongoing appreciation for his enduring wit and literary legacy from prominent cultural figures and historians.
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Bill Burr and the actual one that he wrote abroad was called The Innocence Abroad or The New Pilgrim's Progress. But… 1
“and the actual one that he wrote abroad was called The Innocence Abroad or The New Pilgrim's Progress. But yeah, that I'm going to start reading next week.”
Ron Chernow And so even when he sold the rights to his first book, The Innocence Abroad, he writes to his publisher in… 1
“And so even when he sold the rights to his first book, The Innocence Abroad, he writes to his publisher in Hartford of how important the money is to him.”
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“And it's it's it's funny because uh you know uh he then goes out his first book the innocence abroad. He does this uh tourist cruise to Europe and the and the Holy Land.”
“my mom is a big fan of the Innocence abroad so I think probably that one just because it was in The Ether when I was growing up”
“also by Mark Twain and now you don't exactly have that experience you can of course look on the line”