在线阅读本书 Based on a series of letters Mark Twain wrote from Europe to newspapers in San Francisco and New York as a roving correspondent, The Innocents Abroad (1869) is a burlesque of the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Twain's fresh and humorous perspective on hallowed European landmarks lacked reverence for the past-the ancient statues of sa...(展开全部)

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One of the most famous travel books ever written by an American, here is an irreverent and incisive commentary on the "New Barbarians'" encounter with the Old World. Twain's hilarious satire impales with sharp wit both the chauvinist and the cosmopolitan.

吉尔伯特·阿代尔（Gilbert Adair），苏格兰作家、电影评论家和记者。 阿代尔1944年出生于爱丁堡。青年时期的吉尔伯特曾长期定居巴黎，后移居英国伦敦。他的作品涉猎广泛，包括：儿童文学、批评文学、小说、剧本和翻译文学。他曾凭借翻译作品《空虚》获得斯科特•蒙克里夫翻译奖。早年他在未经授权的情况下创作了两部著名的维多利亚时期英语文学作品（分别是《爱丽丝梦游仙境》和《彼得·潘》）的续集。1992年至1996年，他为《星期日泰晤士报》的专栏撰稿。他的小说《长岛爱与死》（1990）由导演理查德·科维特诺斯基改编为电影。他最著名的作品无疑是《神圣的纯真》，这部小说为他赢得了1988年的作家俱乐部处女作奖，后由意大利导演贝托鲁奇改编为电影《戏梦巴黎》。之后，吉尔伯特修改了自己的初稿并以同样的名字再次出版。他的最新作品是自2006年起创作的一组侦探小说，旨在...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Based on a series of letters Mark Twain wrote from Europe to newspapers in San Francisco and New York as a roving correspondent, The Innocents Abroad (1869) is a burlesque of the sentimental travel books popular in the mid-nineteenth century. Twain's fresh and humorous perspective on hallowed European landmarks lacked reverence for the past-the ancient statues of sa...(展开全部)

One of the most famous travel books ever written by an American, here is an irreverent and incisive commentary on the "New Barbarians'" encounter with the Old World. Twain's hilarious satire impales with sharp wit both the chauvinist and the cosmopolitan.