The Innocents Abroad

The book "The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress" humorously recounts an "entertaining trip through Europe and the Holy Land" that Mark Twain undertook aboard the transatlantic steamer "Quaker City," which departed from New York in the summer of 1867. Twain's brilliant storytelling gift, his ability to laugh at himself and the world, and his "naive" view free from prejudice on history, poetry, and irony came together in "The Innocents Abroad," ensuring the book's colossal success with readers who were already somewhat familiar with it from Twain's hilariously funny travel notes he sent to American newspapers during his grand five-month journey. "The Innocents Abroad" was recognized as one of the best travel books ever written and became the most published work of Mark Twain during his lifetime.
This edition contains over two hundred illustrations, the majority of which were created by Twain's contemporary, American artist Truman Williams. According to critics, Williams, who became the first illustrator of many of Twain's works, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," captured the spirit of the author's works better than anyone else.