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It is out of the bounty and abundance of his own nature that he is as amusing in the execution as in the conception of his work. And it is always good-humored humor, too, that he lavishes on his reader, and even in its impudence it is charming; we do not remember where it is indulged at the cost of the weak or helpless side, or where it is insolent, with all its sauciness and irreverence. The standard shams of travel which everybody sees through suffer possibly more than they ought, but not so much as they might; and one readily forgives the harsh treatment of them in consideration of the novel piece of justice done on such a traveller as suffers under the pseudonyme of Grimes.

It is impossible also that the quality of humor should not sometimes be strained in the course of so long a narrative; but the wonder is rather in the fact that it is strained so seldom. Clements gets a good deal of his fun out of his fellow-passengers, whom he makes us know pretty well, whether he presents them somewhat caricatured, as in the case of the "Oracle" of the ship, or carefully and exactly done, as in the case of such a shrewd, droll, business-like, sensible, kindly type of the American young man as "Dan. Of course the instructive portions of Mr. Clements's book are of a general rather than particular character, and the reader gets as travel very little besides series of personal adventures and impressions; he is taught next to nothing about the population of the cities and the character of the rocks in the different localities.

Yet the man who can be honest enough to let himself see the realities of human life everywhere, or who has only seen Americans as they are abroad, has not travelled in vain and is far from a useless guide. The very young American who told the English officers that a couple of our gunboats could come and knock Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea; the American who at a French restaurant "talked very loudly and coarsely, and laughed boisterously, where all others were so quiet and well behaved," and who ordered "wine, sir!

Clements, and who will be easily recognized by such as have had the good fortune to meet them abroad. The didactic, however, is not Mr.

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Clements's prevailing mood, nor his best, by any means. The greater part of his book is in the vein of irony, which, with a delicious impudence, he attributes to Saint Luke, declaring that Luke, in speaking of the winding "street, called Straight" in Damascus, "is careful not to commit himself; he does not say it is the street which is straight, but the 'street which is called Straight.

I saw heiresses there, worth, in their own right,—worth, well, I suppose I might venture to say as much as nine dollars and a half. But such cases are rare. When you come across one of these, she naturally puts on airs. He had an idea that he was one of those fiery, untamed steeds, but he is not of that character. I know the Arab had this idea, because when he brought the horse out for inspection in Beirout, he kept jerking at the bridle and shouting in Arabic, 'Ho!

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A Quintessential American Finds Ugliness Abroad

Do you want to run away, you ferocious beast, and break your neck? Whenever he is not shying at things or reaching after a fly, he wants to do that yet. How it would surprise his owner to know this! Brilliant article! I love the idea that distant shores should be viewed through the lens of empathy. Unfortunately some people still tour the world and filter everything through their owns bias and prejudice. Both travel and literary critique are opportunities to challenge ourselves and learn. Tablet falls in line with all the other modernists politically correct judgmentalists.

What a shame that those who espouse open mindedness cast aspersions at the thoughts of others; truly hypocritical in the sublime. What do you fear? Hearing, reading or seeing an idea or position with which you disagree and that causing you irreparable harm or even a slight discomfort? This article tells us less about Mark Twain and his time, more about the current extremes of politically correct commentary.

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Incorrect — it has to make you think!! Twain told the truth. Political correctness is not about telling the truth. This author is more concerned with political correctness. No insights here. This crap is truly Orwellian.

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I think we must admire the underlying traits which manifest themselves in civil dialogue, but not obsess over the Behavior which lies on the surface and, which in the case of politicians, is used primarily to lie. Mitchell Friedman, the author of this insulting, unpatriotic drivel, is obviously working on his Political Correctness Merit Badge.

Friedman is not worthy of writing anything about Mark Twain, much less one that criticizes him. And as for Muslims in the s being barbaric by Western standards, try reading history and actually becoming informed. Unless you think cutting off a pickpockets hand is not barbaric? Please join me. Your email address is only used for our verification process to help reduce spam comments and will not be shared, published or stored for any other purpose. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

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