In May 1881 the humorist behind Petroleum V. Nasby sailed from New York with five companions for six months abroad. His letters to the Toledo Blade, gathered here, take in the Derby, Madame Tussaud’s, Petticoat Lane and Westminster Abbey, then Ireland, Scotland, Paris, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium, with plenty of opinion on tips, drink and dress.
Like Twain’s travel books, it views old Europe with a shrewd Ohio eye and a reporter’s ear for absurdity. Download the free EPUB.