Издания и произведения

In A Tramp Abroad, Mark Twain’s unofficial sequel to The Innocents Abroad, the author records his hilarious and diverse observations and insights while on a fifteen-month walking trip through Central Europe and the Alps. “Here you have Twain’s inimitable mix,” writes Dave Eggers in his Introduction, “of the folksy and the effortlessly erudite, his unshakable good sense and his legendary wit, his knack for the easy relation of a perfect anecdote, and some achingly beautiful nature writing.” This Modern Library Paperback Classic reproduces the text of the first American edition and features new explanatory notes and a critical Afterword by…

Марк Твен (1835-1910) - великий американский писатель, ставший в один ряд с такими мастерами слова, как Диккенс, Чехов, Гоголь. Его произведения, щедро усыпанные блестками юмора, веселого, беззаботного, а порой едкого и саркастического, продолжают свой путь к душам людей всех возрастов. В восьмой том Собрания сочинений вошла книга путевых очерков `Пешком по Европе`.

Twain’s account of travelling in Europe, A TRAMP ABROAD (1880), sparkles with the author’s shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture, and showcases his unparalleled ability to integrate humorous sketches, autobiographical tidbits, and historical anecdotes in a consistently entertaining narrative. Cast in the form of a walking tour through Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy, A TRAMP ABROAD includes among its adventures a voyage by raft down the Neckar and an ascent of Mount Blanc by telescope, as well as the author’s attempts to study art – a wholly imagined activity Twain ‘authenticated’ with his own…

В произведение входит: Вагнеровская музыка (1880) Бессонная ночь (1880) Разговор за столом / An Unexpected Acquaintance (1880) Земляк (1880) Восхождение на Риги (1880) Об ужасающей трудности немецкого языка / The Awful German Language (1880)

В произведение входит: Вагнеровская музыка (1880) Бессонная ночь (1880) Разговор за столом / An Unexpected Acquaintance (1880) Земляк (1880) Восхождение на Риги (1880) Об ужасающей трудности немецкого языка / The Awful German Language (1880)

A matchless eye with an acidic pen – Americas post-Civil War years brought a renewed interest in the European scene. Journeys known as Grand Tours led tourists to take ship to the Continent. They fanned out across the landscape with the intent to know Europe. Their return home resulted in a flurry of published accounts. Twain satirizes both the tourists and their writings with delicious wit. Ever a man to play with words, his tramp refers to both himself and the walking tour of Europe he purports to have made. By the time youve reached the end of the account of the walking tour incorporating trains, carriages and barges, you realize that…