ABSTRACT
Oneofthethingswhich'nobodycandeny'isthatMarkTwain,at hisbest,isa'jollygoodfellow.'Unfortunately,thedryYankee humorist,likelessgiftedmortals,isnotalwaysathisbest,andperhaps thatcircumstanceaccountsforourdisappointmentoverMoreTramps Abroad.WetookupthebookwithlivelyrecollectionsoftheJumpiug Frogandotherside-splittingdiversions,ontheAmericansoilandalso inEurope;and,sinceopenconfessionisgoodforthesoul,weconfess tohavebeenslightlyboredwithmuchofthislatter-dayelaborate fooling.WhatwegetisMarkTwainonhistravelsthroughIndia, Ceylon,Australasia,andSouthAfrica,withhiscomments,often piquantenough,onmenandmovements.Thereismuchshrewd common-senseinthebook,andnolackofsaucyopinion,whilsthere andtheretheoldwitflashesforth,andgenial,evenifextravagant, banter.Buttherearenotafewprosypassages,andeverynowandthen thefunisdistinctlylaboured.Thelatestofthe'empire-builders,'in thepersonoftheredoubtableMr.CecilRhodes,ismadetheheroof anironicalappreciation.Mr.Rhodesisdescribedasthemarvelofthe times,themysteryoftheage.MarkTwainisevidentlylostinwonder overhisstrangebutfascinatingpersonality.HethinksthatMr. Rhodeshas'beguiledEnglandintobuyingCharterwaste-paperfor
