A Tramp Abroad
Gelesen von John Greenman
Mark Twain
(4,666 Sterne; 157 Bewertungen)
A Tramp Abroad is a work of non-fiction travel literature by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe. While the stated goal of the journey is to walk most of the way, the men find themselves using other forms of transport as they traverse the continent. The book is often thought to be an unofficial sequel to an earlier Twain travel book, The Innocents Abroad.
As the two men make their way through Germany, the Alps, and Italy, they encounter situations made all the more humorous by their reactions to them. The narrator (Twain) plays the part of the American tourist of the time, believing that he understands all that he sees, but in reality understanding none of it. (Summary by Wikipedia) (15 hr 46 min)
Chapters
CHAPTER VIII The Great French Duel [I Second Gambetta in a Terrific Duel]
21:49
Read by John Greenman
Bewertungen
Fantastic reading!
Kojak
(5 Sterne)
Five stars for the reader. John Greenman did a great job. The book itself was rather show at times. John Greenman was a great reader. The book itself was rather slow, but occasionally very entertaining. Appendix on German language absolutely hilarious.
A Tramp Abroad
Christina S.
(5 Sterne)
Herr Greenman, you again read wonderful! This book has to be my favorite. I admit it, without hesitation, I am german! Mr. Twain had me in tears, due to his simply divine descriptions and his absolute genius when telling a story. I myself had the fortune to see the illumination of Heidelberg, just a few years later, namely 1987. It was and still is a must see and utterly spectacular! Thank you for the privilege to listen to this book!
Twain and an imaginary friend "tramp" Central Europe by train.
picfixer
(4 Sterne)
Not quite a page-turner on the level of Twain's "Life on the Mississippi" and "Following the Equator." Nevertheless it is a worthy 19th century travelogue spiced with humor. (You do get hear a lot about people falling off the Alps.) An excellent reader made the download worthwhile.
Interesting tale
Donald Gilmore
(4 Sterne)
Definitely not "Tom Sawyer." This is a longer work and at times a bit tedious.
Great title
Joe Figioli
(5 Sterne)
Hilarious and very rich story. The reader was absolutely fantastic!
Best Stores of Mark Twain Yet!
Charlie Heinz
(5 Sterne)
I find this Tramp account to be the most enjoyable of Twain's work. I wish he'd used this style in other stories, which tend to become laborious. Even though the sound quality is somewhat distorted because of too high a level, it's still the very best story style of Twain. Thanks for sharing!
Happy encounters with brilliance
Colin Shaw
(5 Sterne)
John Greenman, thank you. I was curious about MT and dipped into one of his books. Happily, it was narrated by John and I was hooked. What a talent! What intelligence! What warmth! And now I'm exhausting the catalogue and having the time of my life.
storydrainer
John Point
(4,5 Sterne)
it was a great story. but the part where he helped a man get ready for a "battle to the death, that was dumb. why would anybody in his right mind help somebody get ready to die. he should help preserve life, not destroy it. 😐😐