Book description
On July 14, 1895, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, fifty-nine years old
and deeply in debt, boarded a night train to Cleveland, launching a
performance tour designed to alleviate his financial woes, and, more
importantly, resuscitate his alter ego, Mark Twain. The journey took
him to Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa, and led
to the resurrection of Twain as a celebrity. Equal parts travelogue,
social history, and biography, Around the World with Mark Twain paints
a decidedly different portrait of Clemens: a more tragic, darker
figure who faced financial ruin and personal loss throughout his life.
Around the World with Mark Twain delights while deepening our
understanding of this magnificent personality.
