6 Bücher ähnlich wie Tom Sawyer im Ausland
Die Unschuldigen im Ausland
Twain's letters about his steamship voyage of 1867.
Gemeinsame Themen: Twain, Americans, Description and travel, Travel
Unser altes Heim
Our Old Home, a series of English sketches by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This volume of charming sketches was published in 1863, and (in the words of the author) presents “a few of the external aspects of English scenery and life, especially those that are touched with the antique charm to which our countrymen are more susceptible than are the people among whom it is of native growth.”
Gemeinsame Themen: Americans, Description and travel, Travel, History
Der Triumph der Sonne
The Triumph of the Sun is a novel by Wilbur Smith set during the Siege of Khartoum.http://www.wilbursmithbooks.com/books/courtney/the-triumph-of-the-sun The Triumph of the Sun] at Wilbur Smiths webpage Smith himself said the following about the novel:
Gemeinsame Themen: Businessmen, History
Andere Königreiche
In 1918, wounded WWI American soldier Alex White has a frightening encounter in the forest near the pastoral English village of Gatford. His encounter leads him into the arms of Magda Variel, an alluring red-haired widow rumored to be a witch. She warns him to steer clear of the wood and the perilous faerie kingdom it borders, but Alex cannot help himself. Drawn to its verdant mysteries, he finds…
Gemeinsame Themen: Americans, History
Das Skizzenbuch des Geoffrey Crayon, Esq.
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon is the compilation of 34 short stories and essays by Washington Irving. It includes some of his most famous stories, such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, and was one of the first works of American fiction to become popular in Britain and Europe. The tone of the stories varies widely, and they are held together by the powerful charm of their…
Gemeinsame Themen: Americans, Description and travel, Travel, History
Ein Tramp in Europa
Twain's account of traveling in Europe. A Tramp Abroad sparkles with the author's shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture. A Tramp Abroad includes among its adventures a voyage by raft down the Neckar and an ascent of Mont Blanc by telescope, as well as the author's attempts to study art.
Gemeinsame Themen: Americans, Description and travel, Travel, Adventure