Following the Equator, Vol.1

Following the Equator, Vol.1

Following the Equator, Vol.1

Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens

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Editorial:
Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2024
Materia
Literatura de viajes
ISBN:
9780809533190
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As America’s finest writer, Mark Twain could make entertaining reading -- and great literature -- out of almost anything. Here we have a book begun out of adversity. The great novelist, satirist, and public celebrity was broke, ruined by various ill-advised investment schemes; but, being a man of honor on a public stage, he resolved to pay off every cent of his crushing debt. He did so by going on a two-year, round-the-world lecture tour, where he spoke to sold-out houses in Europe, India, and Australia, all the while gathering material for yet another best-selling travel book, filled with his trademark wit and brilliant observation. Even after more than a century this book is still a must-read. Whatever has been forgotten about the times and places Twain describes he has recreated for us, vividly and forever.

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