The Writings Of Mark Twain Following The Equator A Journey Around The World
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Following The Equator
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Author : Mark Twain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Following The Equator written by Mark Twain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Australia categories.
Chronicles Mark Twain's 1895 round-the-world lecture tour where he wrote stories about the people and places he encountered along the way.
The Indian Equator
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Author : Ian Strathcarron
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2013-08-20
The Indian Equator written by Ian Strathcarron and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-20 with Travel categories.
In 1895/6 the sixty-year-old Mark Twain set off on a worldwide lecture tour to pay off his debts from a publishing company bankruptcy, notes from which a year later became his final travel book Following the Equator. Two years later he wrote, 'How I did loathe that journey around the world! except the sea-part and India.' Although he was only in India for just over two of the twelve months, his exploits and observations there take up forty per cent of the book-and by common consent are by far the best and liveliest part of it. In The Indian Equator the Mark Twain travel trilogist Ian Strathcarron, his wife and photographer Gillian and his factota Sita follow in his mentor's footsteps, train tracks and boat wakes tracing the route that Twain, his wife Livy, his daughter Clara, his manager Smythe and his bearer Satan took as they crisscrossed the sub-continent. Leaving from the Bombay that was and the Mumbai that is, both writers follow the lecture circuit of old India--including what is now Pakistan--across the plains and cities of the north up to the peaks of the Himalayas by way of Baroda, Jaipur, Delhi, Agra, Lucknow, Benares/Varanasi, Calcutta/Kolkata, Darjeeling, Lahore and Rawalpindi. Staying in the same Raj clubs, travelling down the same train lines, meeting the high and mighty and the downtrodden and destitute, Twain and Strathcarron are absorbed by an India that then was and now is 'not for the faint of heart nor mild of spirit nor weak of mind nor dull of sense nor correct of politic'; a rapidly changing yet still deeply traditional society where 'a few hundred million have grabbed the twenty-first century by the whiskers and many more hundred million still tuck the nineteenth century into bed at night'. Mark Twain loved the India of 1896; like his trilogist, he would love it still.
American Vandal
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Author : Roy Morris Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2015-03-10
American Vandal written by Roy Morris Jr. and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Unintimidated by Old World sophistication or travel to undeveloped parts of the globe, Mark Twain spent a surprising amount of time outside the continental United States. Morris focuses on the dozen years he lived overseas and the books he wrote encouraging middle-class Americans to follow him around the world, at the dawn of mass tourism.
The Writings Of Mark Twain Following The Equator A Journey Around The World
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Author : Mark Twain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1899
The Writings Of Mark Twain Following The Equator A Journey Around The World written by Mark Twain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1899 with Christian Science categories.
Mark Twain In India
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Author : Twain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-09-22
Mark Twain In India written by Twain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-22 with categories.
Back in the mid-1980s when I was teaching in Warren College at the University of California, San Diego, we were required to use Mark Twain's famous book, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in our classes. However, we were cautioned beforehand that certain words that were in common usage in the 19th century (such as the "N" word) were no longer acceptable either in speech or print today. But instead of editing out those offensive words, it was believed that keeping the older text in tact allowed us an historical and psychological glimpse into the mindset of the people living at that time, even if they contained only a partial glimpse of a certain class. I mention this because in re-reading Mark Twain's book, Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World (from which we have specifically excerpted his reminiscences of India), it becomes almost immediately apparent how dated the language is and how some phrases may be regarded as totally inappropriate to today's modern ear. But we have made no attempt here to alter Twain's words in any way, believing that it is important not to alter such since the document provides the interested reader with a fascinating social telescope into a time far gone. Having myself been to India nine times (and most recently in the Fall of 2014), much has changed in this wondrous country over the years even if many parts remain the same-so much so, in fact, that one imagines that Twain himself would acknowledge the semblance. The following book focuses only on Mark Twain's time in India during the first few months of 1896. He doesn't always looking kindly on the country that intrigued him so much and some Hindu scholars have questioned his objectivity. As Hinduism Today pointed out, "Twain's tales of his encounter with India and Hinduism are typical of the curmudgeonly essayist--witty, sagacious, exaggerated and cynical."Yet, Twain is such an exceptionally gifted writer (with a keen eye for the non obvious and a subtle if at times acerbic sense of humor) that he makes India come alive in a way that few writers can match. He is also skilled at revealing the ordinary in the midst of all the gala and pageantry. Reading Twain one gets a deeper feeling for all the multi-layered contradictions of human life. In any case, I think the reader is in for a treat, even if he or she may not agree with all of Twain's descriptions and insights.
Following The Equator
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Author : Mark Twain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1899
Following The Equator written by Mark Twain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1899 with Australia categories.
A series of humorous travel sketches and impressions.
The Writings Of Mark Twain Following The Equator A Journey Around The World
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Author : Mark Twain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1899
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Following The Equator
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Author : Mark Twain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1904
Following The Equator written by Mark Twain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1904 with Voyages around the world categories.
The Writings Of Mark Twain Following The Equator
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Author : Mark Twain
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
The Writings Of Mark Twain Following The Equator written by Mark Twain and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with History categories.
Following the Equator is one of Mark Twain's most acclaimed travelogues, chronicling his journey around the world in 1895-1896. It provides a fascinating look at the people and places he encountered along the way, from Australia to India to South Africa. Along with his trademark humor and wit, Twain offers insightful commentary on the cultures and histories of the countries he visits, making this book a must-read for fans of travel writing and American literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Writings Of Mark Twain Following The Equator A Journey Around The World
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Author : Mark Twain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1899
The Writings Of Mark Twain Following The Equator A Journey Around The World written by Mark Twain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1899 with Christian Science categories.