In 1878 the great American writer Mark Twain and his family spent a few months in Heidelberg. He returned to this beautiful city several times - to learn German and for inspiration. In his book "A Tramp Abroad" he wrote extensively about Heidelberg: the castle, the student life, a raft ride on the Neckar river, a visit to the opera, about being a stranger in a strange land and much more. His essay about "The Awful German Language" is believed to be one of his sharpest essays ever. It is included in this book. Twain definitely loved this place and reading his stories today opens up nice perspectives of Heidelberg.

Werner Pieper followed Twain's trail and he has updated all the infos about famous and interesting places that Twain wrote about. He has added a little history about Heidelberg and its relation to the United States - from the German emigrants in former times to the presence of the U.S. Army today. Read about President Eisenhower's heritage and learn about the beautiful spot, where Mark Twain wrote chapter 16 of "Huckleberry Finn".

"Editors rarely put so much fun, wit and love into a book ... like Werner Pieper did here." Rhein Neckar Zeitung   

"Werner Pieper is the information shaman of Highdelberg." Timothy Leary

CONTENTS
About this Book, by Werner Pieper	6
MARK TWAIN: To the Reader (1879)	8
Francfort 9 Heidelberg	14
The Castle	23
Student Life	30
The Student Prison	34
At the Students' Dueling Ground	40
In the Opera 51 Going to Heidelberg on a Raft	63
Down the River	68
Hirschhorn	76
Dilsberg	81
The Awful German Language	90
APPENDICE	109
Mark Twain in Europe 1878/79	111
Twain on Europe in General	112
Coming Back 1891	113
Mark Twain's Books in Germany	113
Heidelberg and the United States of America	114
America at the Time of Mark Twain's Visit in Heidelberg	122
Mark Twain: More Notes on Germany	123
Alternative Tourist & Shopping Guide	124