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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. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent of about $2,975,000 in 2020) he undertook a tour of the British Empire in 1895 at age 60, a route chosen to provide numerous opportunities for lectures in English.

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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. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent of about $2,975,000 in 2020) he undertook a tour of the British Empire in 1895 at age 60, a route chosen to provide numerous opportunities for lectures in English. The first edition of this book was illustrated by Dan Beard, A.B. Frost, B.W. Clinedinst, Frederick Dielman, Peter Newell, F.M senior, C.H. Warren, A.G. Reinhart, F. Berkeley Smith, and C. Alllan Gilbert, many of whom had previously worked with Twain. In England the book was published under the title More Tramps Abroad. American songwriter Jimmy Buffett mentions the book in his songs “Take Another Road” and “That’s What Living Is To Me”. (en)
  • Seguendo l'Equatore (Following the Equator - A Journey Around the World, 1897) è un diario di viaggio dello scrittore statunitense Mark Twain. Nel 1894, Twain si trovava sull'orlo della bancarotta a causa di un investimento fallimentare su una macchina tipografica "rivoluzionaria". Nel tentativo di far fronte a un debito di circa 100.000 dollari (corrispondenti a circa 2.000.000 di dollari odierni), Twain intraprese nel 1895 un lungo viaggio attraverso l'intero Impero britannico, tenendo lecture in tutte le colonie britanniche. Following the Equator è il resoconto di questo viaggio. Il testo fornisce una rappresentazione del mondo coloniale della fine del XIX secolo, del quale Twain non dimentica di smascherare e criticare razzismo, imperialismo e zelo missionario. Fra i passaggi più celebri del libro si possono menzionare il racconto sprezzante dell'incontro di Twain con Cecil Rhodes e l'arrivo di Twain sull'isola di Mauritius. Celebri restano ancora oggi due aforismi contenuti nell'opera: "L'uomo è l'unico animale che arrossisce. O dovrebbe arrossire." "Ognuno di noi è una luna e ha un lato oscuro che non mostra mai a nessuno." (it)
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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. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent of about $2,975,000 in 2020) he undertook a tour of the British Empire in 1895 at age 60, a route chosen to provide numerous opportunities for lectures in English. (en)
  • Seguendo l'Equatore (Following the Equator - A Journey Around the World, 1897) è un diario di viaggio dello scrittore statunitense Mark Twain. Nel 1894, Twain si trovava sull'orlo della bancarotta a causa di un investimento fallimentare su una macchina tipografica "rivoluzionaria". Nel tentativo di far fronte a un debito di circa 100.000 dollari (corrispondenti a circa 2.000.000 di dollari odierni), Twain intraprese nel 1895 un lungo viaggio attraverso l'intero Impero britannico, tenendo lecture in tutte le colonie britanniche. (it)
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