Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World : 9781494347727

In Following the Equator, an account of that travel published in 1897, the author criticizes racism, imperialism and missionary zeal in observations woven into the narrative with classical Twain wit. In keeping with that wit, and Twain's love of a tall tale, Twain included a number of fictional stories in the body of what is otherwise a non-fiction work. In particular, the story of how Cecil Rhodes made his fortune by finding a newspaper in the belly of a shark, and the story of how a man named Ed Jackson made good in life out of a fake letter of introduction to Cornelius Vanderbilt, were anthologized in Charles Neider (ed) The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain, (Doubleday, 1957) where they are presented as fiction.

Author: Mark Twain

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Dec 02, 2013

Number of Pages: 430 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1494347725

ISBN-13: 9781494347727