Following the Equator
Publisher: The Floating Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Waiheke Island
Language: eng
Format: eBook
ISBN-13: 9781775414445
Description: Following the Equator is an account by Mark Twain of his travels through the British Empire in 1895. He chose his route for opportunities to lecture on the English language and recoup his finances, impoverished due to a failed investment. He recounts and criticizes the racism, imperialism and missionary zeal he encountered on his travels - and all with his particular brand of wit.