From Innocent To India: Mark Twain’s Evolving Sympathies
…series of short essays from Twain scholars who have written about the travel book and the voyage it describes. “Travel is Fatal to Prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of…
…series of short essays from Twain scholars who have written about the travel book and the voyage it describes. “Travel is Fatal to Prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of…
…next forty years. In the closing pages of The Innocents Abroad, he writes perhaps his most important observation: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people…
…is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” His poem, “Genius,” inverts that thesis, suggesting that the refusal to face life’s journeys may doom one to prejudice, bigotry, narrow-mindedness, and misanthropy….
…M.A. in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University. “Mark Twain’s Roadshow: Travels, Travails, and the Inspirations of a Literary Giant” Laura DeMarco, Independent Scholar https://youtu.be/zeVa0QAmgps “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry,…
…is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts,” Mark Twain wrote in 1869. Few writers saw more of America, or…
…a Literary Giant,” presented by Laura DeMarco. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeVa0QAmgps “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts,” Mark Twain wrote…
…Inspirations of a Literary Giant,” presented by Laura DeMarco. The lecture is free and will be available to the public on marktwainstudies.org. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness,…
…of his major travel books. More general accounts of his travels and travel writings form an entire genre. A representative sampling of the latter are Charles Neider’s Travels of Mark…
…by Twain scholars who have done extensive research and writing about the travel book and the voyage it describes. “Travel has no longer any charm for me. I have seen…
…is offering a $500 grant to support travel and registration for a graduate student or emerging scholar presenting at the conference. The award will be distributed to eligible participants selected…