📙 Mark Twain (1835–1910) was an American writer, journalist, and publisher. Among his most famous novels are “The Adven-tures of Tom Sawyer” and its sequel, “The Adventures of Huck-leberry Finn.” Most of his ? nest work includes many genres such as humor, satire, and philosophical ? ction. “A Tramp Abroad” is a semi-autobiographical work of travel literature genre. The book tells the story of Twain’s exciting journey through central and southern Europe accompanied by a ?ctional character named Harris, based on Mark’s closest friend, Joseph Twichell.