Following the Equator (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Mark Twain

Overview

Having fallen upon hard financial times, Mark Twain decided to tour the British Empire and write about the journey, publishing his travels in 1897 as a way to make money. With his trademark observational wit in full play, in this travelogue Twain addresses such perennially controversial topics as racism, imperialism, and religion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411435667
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	02/08/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	838
Sales rank:	296,105
File size:	788 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Mark Twain (1835–1910), born Samuel Clemens, is said to be America’s greatest humorist. William Faulkner called him the father of American literature. Ernest Hemmingway added, “all modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain.” He was referring to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut