Twain, Mark 1835-1910 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World" by Mark Twain is a travelogue published in 1897. Facing bankruptcy after a failed business investment, the sixty-year-old Twain embarked on a lecture tour across the British Empire to escape $100,000 in debt. This non-fiction work chronicles his journey, blending perceptive observations about cultures, politics, religion, and customs with characteristic social commentary and satire. Notably, Twain weaves fictional stories into this otherwise factual account of his global adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Following_the_Equator Release date is 2004-06-24 Produced by David Widger Original publication data not identified Voyages around the world Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 -- Travel Equator -- Description and travel G Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2895 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2895 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133105.0 2895