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Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into the failed Paige Compositor.
- Mark Twain
- 1897
First Edition. 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, was the result. His readers circumnavigate the globe ...
Aug 18, 2006 · The facts were, as I found, that six boys had recruited, had rushed into the boat, the Government Agent informed me. They had all ‘signed’; and, said the Government Agent, ‘on board they shall remain.’ I was assured that the six boys were of age and willing to go.
Sep 12, 2007 · Following the equator; a journey around the world. by. Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Publication date. 1897. Topics. Voyages around the world, Australia -- Description and travel, India -- Description and travel. Publisher. Hartford, Conn. : American Pub. Co.
Mark Twain's delightful account of his 1895 tour through the British Empire. This book reproduces the historic first edition of 1897, including all the original vintage illustrations. An exclusive, hand-numbered Deluxe Edition limited to just 1,200 copies. In stock.
Following the Equator, published in 1897, was one of Mark Twain's last major works. Written in his now-familiar format of the travel book (seen by the American public in the 1869 Innocents Abroad and the 1872 Roughing It), Following the Equator details Twain's travels in Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, India, and South Africa.
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