Wayward Tourist
Mark Twain's Adventures In Australia
$65.28
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2007
Summary
At the height of his fame, Mark Twain, the great writer and humorist from Missouri, was facing financial ruin from one of his failed business ventures. Broke but much loved he embarked on a money-raising lecture tour around the equator, making a stop in Australia. The Wayward Tourist republishes Mark Twain’s Australian travel writing in which he recounts impressions of Sydney (‘God made the Harbor . but Satan made Sydney’) and his view of Australian history (‘[it reads] like the most…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522854312 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522854311 |
| Author: | Mark Twain, Don Watson |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | The Miegunyah Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2007 |
| Weight: | 216g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 133mm x 17mm |
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About The Author
Mark Twain
Don Watson is the author of many books, including the bestselling Recollections of a Bleeding Heart- A Portrait of Paul Keating PM, Death Sentence, Watson’s Dictionary of Weasel Words, Caledonia Australis, American Journeys and The Bush. In addition to books and essays, he writes films and gives occasional talks on writing and language.
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