{"product_id":"2026770001893-secondhand-mark-twains-letters-from-hawaii","title":"Mark Twain's Letters From Hawaii","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of American travel writing and journalism, Mark Twain's Letters From Hawaii chronicles the celebrated humorist's 1866 voyage to the Sandwich Islands, originally written as a series of dispatches for the Sacramento Union. With his signature wit and irreverent eye, Twain presents vivid portraits of Hawaiian landscapes, culture, and society, skewering pomposity and sentimentality wherever he finds them while delivering genuinely insightful observations about island life. The letters capture a young Twain honing the comedic voice that would later define American literature, balancing sharp satirical commentary with passages of surprising lyrical beauty. Readers are treated to accounts of volcanic craters, sugar plantations, native customs, and the lingering effects of missionary influence, all filtered through a perspective that is simultaneously skeptical and deeply curious. This collection stands as both a fascinating historical document of mid-nineteenth-century Hawaii and an essential chapter in the literary development of one of America's greatest writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48839390953691,"sku":"2026770001893-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/65cc3fa1-ba22-48a3-924b-4d966e691da9.png?v=1780561439","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770001893-secondhand-mark-twains-letters-from-hawaii","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}