Following the Equator, Vol.1: The Authorized Uniform Edition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780809533206)

As America's finest writer, Mark Twain could make entertaining reading -- and great literature -- out of almost anything. Here we have a book begun out of adversity. The great novelist, satirist, and public celebrity was broke, ruined by various ill-advised investment schemes; but, being a man of honor on a public stage, he resolved to pay off every cent of his crushing debt. He did so by going on a two-year, round-the-world lecture tour, where he spoke to sold-out houses in Europe, India, and Australia, all the while gathering material for yet another best-selling travel book, filled with his trademark wit and brilliant observation. Even after more than a century this book is still a must-read. Whatever has been forgotten about the times and places Twain describes he has recreated for us, vividly and forever.

Author: Mark Twain
ISBN-10: 0809533200
ISBN-13: 9780809533206
Publisher: Wildside Press
Language: English
Published: 07/19/2024
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.88w x 1.06d