My Trip Abroad
Author: first_name: Charlie
last_name: Chaplin
Language: English
Year: 1922

"A steak and kidney pie, influenza and a cablegram. There is the triple alliance that is responsible for the whole thing."<br /><br />

So begins Charlie Chaplin's <i>My Trip Abroad</i>, a travel memoir charting the actor-director's semi-spontaneous visit to Europe. Fresh off the success of 1921's <i>The Kid</i>, Chaplin decides to "play hookey" after his seven year stay in Hollywood. He return to his native Europe as an international superstar, beloved by fans and hounded by reporters. The "tri