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Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again
This work captures the experiences of a Chinese immigrant, Ah Song Hi, as he travels to America—a land he believes to be filled with opportunity and freedom.
"Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again" by Mark Twain is a satirical narrative that can be classified as a collection of letters. This work captures the experiences of a Chinese immigrant, Ah Song Hi, as he travels to America—a land he believes to be filled with opportunity and freedom.
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DEAR CHING-FOO: We are far away at sea now; on our way to the beautiful Land of the Free and Home of the Brave. We shall soon be where all men are alike, and where sorrow is not known.
The good American who hired me to go to his country is to pay me $12 a month, which is immense wages, you know—twenty times as much as one gets in China. My passage in the ship is a very large sum—indeed, it is a fortune—and this I must pay myself eventually, but I am allowed ample time to make it good to my employer in, he advancing it now. For a mere form, I have turned over my wife, my boy, and my two daughters to my employer's partner for security for the payment of the ship fare. But my employer says they are in no danger of being sold, for he knows I will be faithful to him, and that is the main security.
Contents
- 01Letter I
- 02Letter II
- 03Letter III
- 04Letter IV
- 05Letter V
- 06Letter VI
- 07Letter VII
About this edition
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 18 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers