Letters From Hawaii by Mark Twain
A wry, observant travelogue composed of letters written during a mid-19th-century visit to the Hawaiian Islands, blending humorous anecdotes with vivid descriptions of island landscapes, local customs and everyday life in Honolulu. The writer contrasts native traditions, missionary influence and colonial commerce, recounts excursions to volcanic craters and tropical scenery, and peppers factual reportage with satire and lively character sketches. The result is an entertaining, perceptive portrait of the islands and their people seen through a skeptical but affectionate outsider's eye.
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- Published
- 1866
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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- Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii
- The Sandwich Islands
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