American Grammar in Paris

The  Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas is an entertaining and captivating reading provides a sharp contrast in very writing style to other, earlier writings of Americans in Paris. While Twain’s Innocents Abroad excerpt is written in a similarly modern, clear prose style, I found the writing less engaging, the story more dull, and in general I would say there is no comparison. To be frank I wasn’t very much interested in in the Innocents Abroad excerpt at all except that it sparked discussion of Twain’s relationship to Sherwood Anderson, a recurring figure in Alice B. Toklas who I found more engaging and sympathetic than Twain in any fashion.