The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-22
A NEW "'INNoCENTs ABROAD.

The Ship Dwellcrs; n story of manpy
Cruise. BY Albert Biselow Paine.
With Illustrations from Drawings by
Thomas Fogarty and from Photographs.
Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New
York.
The author Of this pleasant book Of
travels quite frankly acknowledges his
great obligations TO Mark Twain 5
''lnnocents Abroad, and his longing
TO make the same trip rs described IN
that exceedingly entertaining book; and
now he makes the trip. His accounts
of places and persons are, Of course
quite in a different vein from -thatN by
Mark Twain. In fact, IL is often III dl-
rect contrast to ''Mark 's'' work. At
the same lime the influence Of Mark
Twain s "Innocents Abroad is very
apparent throughout these pages. Inc
authors preliminary chapter, The
Book and the Dream" is his rreminlS-
ccncc of an awe and later delight with
which Mark Twain 5 book was received
by him. In the second chapter. - In
The Track of The lnnocents, begins
the Journey, and from thcnccforward
Become History Introducing the
Reprobates. . -. \ Land of Heart s De
of the Sunrise, . early Mediterranean
Experiences. "The Diverting Story of
Algiers:, I'VE Enter the Orient Orient
- w l Outn AT p'uuI- -Nsl''"' -
Land of Yesterday "a Sunday AZ
Sea "a Port Of Missing Dreams, -
s.Athens That Is. ''Into the Oar:
daneIIes.'' :. A City of Illusions,
The Turk and Some of His Phases,
Abdul lIamid Goes to Prayer
" Looking Down on Nildlz. EphesuSS:
the Citv That Was, g "Into Syria, y
The House That Cain Built, - .: Go;
ing Down to Damascus. The Pearl
OF the East - Footprints of Paul,
the Garden Beautiful > "Wherc Pill.
grims Gather In 1.-The Holy City,
1.-The Holy Sepulcbre, Two HOLY
Mountains. THE Little Town OF the
Nanger. - ''Thc Sorrow of the Chosen
The Wav of the Cross. '''' At the Mouth
Of the Nile. - "The Smile of the
SPHINX 'Ways That are Egyptian,
Where History Began, -" karnall and
Luxor 1.-The Still Valley of the
Kings '.The Highway of Egypt,
"Oiher WAYS That Are Egyptian.
Visit With Rameses H., and The
Long WAY Home. =
There is quite story given in each
chapter, all duly set forth. some IN
earnest vein, some a mocking vein,
and some by way of reminlScence OF
what some of the great ones of old
might have said TO present.day
visiting tourist. The contrast Delwefn
former times and the present IS well
brought forth. and the book is one of
vast entertainment and delight. There
are some curious lapses IN it, however,
rs. for instance (page 39n where Paul
is represented rs going 10 Damascus 10
persecutc rhe Christians "by the aU-
.horitv OF Rome Again. on page go.
ve have this touch: THAT silent
group with shaVcn faces and snowy
boards; who are they!' The expert
.eEces that come 20 travellers with
guides. the bakshcesh seekers. the i'm
Fortunate be~~ars IN the various ports,
with the sights and scenes nauseating
or pleasant. ~ the case may be-all
these are fully brought forth anew IN
this volume. and All in the most enter
tanning way. Finally, however, lie finds
an Egyptian who is not only adamant
against the receiving ot gifts or
gratulties of any kind. bnt, on the con
.rarv, makes valuable gifts himself, and
all this is described in quite good ini-