Athens By Moonlight: Mark Twain Tours Ancient Greece in The Innocents Abroad
Sam Clemens broke quarantine in 1867 to sneak into Athens and produce a vision of the “birthplace of democracy” that would appeal to American readers of the time.
Author: Jeffrey Melton
An Ode To The Innocents Abroad
The Innocents Abroad changed everything, for Mark Twain and, moreover, for American travel writing.