除了写文章及着书外，马克吐温也在公开的演讲场合中，藉着讲述他在旅游中的所见所闻，使听众很高兴。人们也急着想知道那些充满异国风味的国土民情，如：桑威奇群岛 (现为夏威夷州群岛) 、埃及及圣地。吐温常将演讲所得费用拿来进行更多的冒险。另外，座无虚席的演讲会也让人们注意到他的出版作品。曾有一段时期，参加演讲会是极为风行的娱乐活动，所以听众对演讲者的期望很高，而吐温总是能让听众尽兴而归。


In addition to writing articles and books, Mark Twain delighted audiences with his public lectures about the far-flung locations he visited on his travels. People were eager to learn about his trips to then-exotic places, such as the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii), Egypt and the Holy Land. Twain often used the fees he earned with his lectures to pay for additional adventures. His well-attended performances also served to bring attention to his published work. At a time when the public lecture was a very popular form of entertainment, and audiences' expectations ran high, Twain never failed to amuse.

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