The+Mark+Twain+Connection

=** A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain, Rose Publishing, Toronto Submitted by Susan, from her grandmother’s collection. Originally published in 1880, this chronicles Twain’s travels in Germany, Switzerland & Italy. This is an early edition, says ** = =** : “…given to Dora [my grandmother] by older brother Fred (the black sheep) when she was 15. I love this one too because of its Canadian roots – Rose Publishing of Toronto." ** = = = **Mark Twain was in love with [|Heidelberg], raving about its beauties in //A Tramp Abroad//. He was also very fond of the German language, despite the witty criticisms in his essay,** // [|The Awful German Language] //**.**

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During one of our exchanges with our sister city of Springe, American and German students collaborated with AP English students to brainstorm for an idea on how to respond to Mark Twain's essay about the German language. All students then visited Hannibal, MO. to commemorate the historical event of the release of Mark Twain's autobiography. = =

Mark Twain's German language skills were hardly shabby. He did a wonderful job translating // [|Struwwelpeter] // into English, and into rhyme. Check it out! || = =
 * [[image:lerntdeutschandersshs/Struwwelpeter_2.jpeg align="right" caption="der Struwwelpeter" link="http://www.uni-ulm.de/uniradio/shockheaded_peter.htm"]] ||
 * der Struwwelpeter