Audiobook

Innocents Abroad

Writer/entertainer Garrison Keillor (A Prairie Home Companion) on “The Innocents Abroad”: “…one of the best selling travel books of all time.” (The Writer’s Almanac, June 8, 2012)

When you dive into Mark Twain’s (Samuel Clemens’) The Innocents Abroad, you have to be ready to learn more about the unadorned, ungilded reality of 19th century “touring” than you might think you want to learn. This is a tough, literary journey. It was tough for Twain and his fellow “pilgrims”, both religious and otherwise. They set out, on a June day in 1867, to visit major tourist sites in Europe and the near east, including Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, “the Holy Land”, and Egypt. What Twain records, in often humorous, sometimes grotesque but always fascinating detail, are the day-to-day ups and downs of discovering the truth about people and places. The truths they learn are often far different than their education and rumor have made them preconceive.

This is a voyage of discovery. It’s long and, in places, tiresome. But it’s revelatory about so much. As with some of his other works, Twain includes popular prejudices of his time, which are today considered socially unacceptable. His references to “Indians”, “Negroes” and “infidels” come to mind.

Beyond the lows, though, there are the highs of Twain’s cutting wit and insight as he guides us along the bumpy and often dangerous voyage.

No need to buckle up. Just take it slow, and steady…like the journey itself. (Summary by John Greenman)

Year of Publication: 1869Genres: Travel Fiction

Running Time: 19 hours 36 minutes 22 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Chapter 1 John Greenman	18:22
2	Chapters 2-3 John Greenman	17:02
3	Chapters 4-5 John Greenman	29:53
4	Chapters 6-7 John Greenman	38:52
5	Chapters 8-9 John Greenman	24:27
6	Chapters 10-11 John Greenman	26:34
7	Chapters 12-13 John Greenman	43:07
8	Chapters 14-15 John Greenman	40:28
9	Chapters 16-17 John Greenman	30:52
10	Chapters 18-19 John Greenman	47:14
11	Chapters 20-21 John Greenman	30:26
12	Chapter 22 John Greenman	22:21
13	Chapter 23 John Greenman	27:20
14	Chapter 24 John Greenman	19:48
15	Chapter 25 John Greenman	19:47
16	Chapter 26 John Greenman	39:05
17	Chapter 27 John Greenman	25:40
18	Chapter 28 John Greenman	19:02
19	Chapters 29-30 John Greenman	32:30
20	Chapter 31 John Greenman	18:42
21	Chapter 32 John Greenman	29:20
22	Chapter 33 John Greenman	23:26
23	Chapter 34 John Greenman	27:22
24	Chapter 35 John Greenman	11:16
25	Chapter 36-37 John Greenman	31:05
26	Chapter 38 John Greenman	17:43
27	Chapter 39 John Greenman	10:04
28	Chapter 40 John Greenman	20:17
29	Chapter 41 John Greenman	14:31
30	Chapter 42 John Greenman	12:28
31	Chapter 43 John Greenman	13:30
32	Chapter 44 John Greenman	23:27
33	Chapter 45 John Greenman	26:31
34	Chapter 46 John Greenman	18:29
35	Chapter 47 John Greenman	28:04
36	Chapter 48 John Greenman	23:09
37	Chapter 49 John Greenman	21:35
38	Chapter 50 John Greenman	21:45
39	Chapter 51 John Greenman	28:19
40	Chapter 52 John Greenman	13:35
41	Chapter 53 John Greenman	32:22
42	Chapter 54 John Greenman	23:43
43	Chapter 55 John Greenman	36:34
44	Chapter 56 John Greenman	9:53
45	Chapter 57 John Greenman	17:24
46	Chapter 58 John Greenman	31:52
47	Chapters 59-60 John Greenman	14:03
48	Chapter 61 & Conclusion John Greenman	22:59