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This is an illustrated copy of Following the Equator. Following the Equator is the 1897 travelogue by the famous American author Mark Twain. Twain wrote the book about a tour he took of the British Empire in 1895 in order to pay for a substantial debt he owed on a failed investment... Read Full Overview

Great writer's 1897 account of circumnavigating the globe by steamship. Brimming with ironic, tongue-in-cheek humor, the book describes shark fishing in Australia, riding the rails in India, tiger hunting, diamond mining in South Africa, much more; also peoples, climate, flora... Read Full Overview

In 1895, bankrupted by his investments in the doomed Paige typesetter and by the collapse of his publishing house, sixty-year-old Mark Twain was forced to embark on a world lecture tour to raise money to pay his growing debts. Following the Equator, Twain's final travel book,... Read Full Overview

When Mark Twain took off by ship for a round-the-world lecture tour, he took along a sharp eye, a notebook, and his renowned wit. The book is full of everything from onboard whist games to tiger hunting. Twain's opinions are many, often mercilessly funny, and frequently ahead... Read Full Overview

Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine. In an attempt to extricate himself... Read Full Overview

Following The Equator is a travelogue written by the renowned American writer, Mark Twain. The book chronicles his journey around the world, following the equator, and offers an insightful and entertaining account of his experiences. The book is divided into chapters, each of... Read Full Overview

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), more commonly known under the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, lecturer, publisher and entrepreneur most famous for his novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884). First published... Read Full Overview

Mark Twain's travels through the British Empire is brought alive in his Following the Equator. Twain is highly critical of the British arrogance in this book. Adding in the tall tales in what is otherwise is a nonfiction work, Twain's classic wit is weaved into the story. Originally... Read Full Overview

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.*This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps... Read Full Overview

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.Following the Equator (sometimes titled More... Read Full Overview

The writer of our youth is here with his perennial charm and vigor. -The New York Times In 1895, America's most celebrated author embarked on a whirlwind round-the-world lecture tour from Paris to Vancouver, the South Seas, Australia, India, and South Africa. Traveling by steamship,... Read Full Overview

Twain's intriguing last travel book, a narrative of his around-the-world tour of Australia, Asia, and South Africa, also includes two of his sharp-edged essays on western imperialism.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview