Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World, Volumes I and II (Used Hardcovers) - Mark Twain

Bound on a lecturing trip around the world, Mark Twain turns his keen satiric eye to foreign lands in Following the Equator. This vivid chronicle of a sea voyage on the Pacific Ocean displays Twain's eye for the unusual, his wide-ranging curiosity, and his delight in embellishing the facts. The personalities of the ship's crew and passengers, the poetry of Australian place-names, the success of women's suffrage in New Zealand, an account of the Sepoy Mutiny, and reflections on the Boer War as an expression of imperialistic morality, among other topics, are the focus of his wry humor and redoubtable powers of observation. Following the Equator is an evocative and highly unique American portrait of nineteenth-century travel and customs.

Published Harper and Brothers Publishers 1899

Vol. I 346 pages
Vol. II 409 pages

5" X 7.5"

Condition: These books are in Good Condition, particularly for their age. The pages have some foxing on the outer edges but are otherwise clean and unmarked. The red cloth covers are faded on the spines and have slight moisture damage. The binding on Vol. II is beginning to separate at the front and back covers, but remains intact.