Project Gutenberg 2004-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 1576 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World Produced by David Widger "Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World" by Mark Twain is a travelogue written in the late 19th century. The work chronicles Twain's global journey, offering insights into various cultures, social practices, and personal observations along the way. The book unfolds through a first-person narrative, where Twain serves as both the traveler and the commentator, engaging with a medley of characters he meets during his travels. The opening of the journey establishes Twain's initial departure from Paris through New York, where the reader is introduced to key figures such as Major Pond, who manages the trip, and a colorful cast of fellow travelers, including a troubled captain and a charming yet flawed Canadian man battling alcoholism. Twain's humorous yet critical observations of both the travel experience and the people he encounters set the tone for a rich exploration of human nature and societal quirks as his adventure unfolds, all while navigating the mundane challenges of sea travel during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2895/2895-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/2895/2895-h/images/cover.jpg en Voyages around the world Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel Equator -- Description and travel G Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1298616 1299129 2024-10-02T05:16:30.705565 2023-10-02T05:12:30.163496 text/html text/html 1341200 2021-01-01T00:45:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 7434788 2021-01-01T00:45:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 7367125 2024-10-02T05:16:48.197571 application/epub+zip 7391880 2024-10-02T05:16:34.333564 application/epub+zip 553188 2024-10-02T05:16:32.318601 application/epub+zip 7695017 2024-10-02T05:16:58.129422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7601535 2024-10-02T05:16:45.732527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 753370 2022-09-02T06:31:32.116502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1122987 1122982 2024-10-02T05:16:27.518597 2023-10-02T05:12:27.442448 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1122938 2021-01-01T00:45:41 text/plain; charset=utf-8 439692 2021-01-01T00:45:41 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20145 2024-10-02T05:16:58.280410 application/rdf+xml 12931 2024-10-02T05:16:32.460560 image/jpeg 2171 2024-10-02T05:16:32.390559 image/jpeg 7334144 2024-10-02T05:16:31.219552 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia