When the French novelist Paul Bourget published his impressions of the United States, Mark Twain responded in print. In these two pieces he questions how much any foreign observer can really see of a nation, pokes fun at Bourget’s generalizations about American women and society, and adds a sharp little note answering Max O’Rell, who had replied on Bourget’s behalf.
Twain at his combative best on national stereotypes and travel writing. Download the free EPUB.