ABSTRACT
Welayasidethisextensivebook(ithas486pagesofsmalltype)with thereflectionthatMarkTwainiswiserandwittierthanever,butless funny.Hispowerofseeingstraightandsettingdownhisopinionsin unmistakablesentencesisstillwithhim;hisasidesonmenandtheir waysshow,ifanything,anincreaseofshrewdnessandanewflavour ofcynicism,gainedprobablyinahardschool;hisinterestinwhatis interestingisasquick;butthequalityforwhichnineoutofeveryten personsbuyhisbooks-hisfun-isnotwhatitwas.Asasequelto ATrampAbroad-asthetitleMoreTrampsAbroadimpliesitisintended tobe-thisbookisafailure.Asarambling,disorderedaccountof travelsinAustralasia,India,andSouthAfrica,interspersedwithdissertationsongovernmentandThuggismandsocialproblemsandlife generally,itisaworktmusuallyableandpicturesque;foralthough MarkTwaingrowslessamusing,heisnottothinkingpersons,therefore,lessattractive.Hisgoodsenseissodominant.Atthesametime, themajorityofEnglishreadersdonotgreatlycareforthepoliticaland seriousopinionsofanAmericanauthortowhomtheyonceconfidentlyresortedforlaughter.WhentheywishtobeinstructedconcerningGreaterBritain,theypreferthatitshouldbedonebyan Englishman.HenceMarkTwain'snewbookislikelytobefarmore popularinAmericathaninthiscountry.
