{"product_id":"the-wayward-tourist","title":"The Wayward Tourist","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSecond Hand (Hardcover)\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the height of his fame, Mark Twain, the rambunctious writer and humorist from Missouri, was facing financial ruin from one of his many business ventures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Broke but much loved he went on a money-raising lecture tour around the equator, making a stop in Australia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'The Wayward Tourist' republishes Mark Twain's Australian travel writing in which he recounts his impressions of Sydney (\"the creation of Satan\") and his view of Australian history (\"it reads like the most beautiful lies\"), with much lamenting along the way about his carbuncle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn his introduction Don Watson describes this wayward tourist who brought his American swagger, love of language and wicked talent for observation to Australia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis significant encounter between Australia and one of America's great writers is also wonderful entertainment.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Don Watson, Mark Twain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128209146025,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/tourist.jpg?v=1688175067","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-wayward-tourist","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}