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Following the Equator is a travelogue wherein Twain shares various insights of the interactions he has with the people, the cultures, and the locations throughout his voyage. Review various quotes ...
Following the Equator by Mark Twain This etext was produced by David Widger FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR A JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD BY MARK TWAIN SAMUEL L. CLEMENS HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT THE AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY MDCCCXCVIII COPYRIGHT 1897 BY OLIVIA L. CLEMENS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FORTIETH THOUSAND THIS BOOK Is affectionately inscribed to MY YOUNG ...
Following the Equator 1. chairs. In the Pacific and Indian Oceans one must still bring his own deck−chair on board or go without, just as in
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Following the Equator. : Mark Twain. American Publishing Company, 1897 - Fiction - 712 pages. Mark Twain toured the British Empire in 1895, during which time he began concocting a travelogue about the experience that was published in 1897. Twain's narrative spans the globe, from Australia to Hawaii. Full of tall-tales and real-life criticisms ...
Following the equator provides a glimpse into the challenges of world travel, and the perceptions of most western travelers regarding the rest of the world, circa the 1890s. While most readers are probably familiar with Twain's travel books through Europe, this lesser known work finds him traipsing through the Pacific.
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25 de dez. de 2011 · “Following the Equator” (1897) is the work of an older, wiser, more thoughtful and philosophical Mark Twain and he has never written more beautiful prose; the chapters on India are priceless. There is humour, of course, but he doesn’t go overboard, doesn’t exaggerate quite as wildly as he used to (but for those who like to be offended, there is still enough political incorrectness!).
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- Mark Twain
