Following The Equator
Following the Equator : A Journey Around the World
The book, "Following the Equator : A Journey Around the World", by Mark Twain (Edition: 89).
Following the Equator
"We sailed for America, and there made certain preparations. This took but little time. Two members of my family elected to go with me. Also a carbuncle. The dictionary says a carbuncle is a kind of jewel. Humor is out of place in a dictionary." -- M.T.
National Geographic Adventure Classics: Following the Equator
Mark Twain's vivid and satiric account of a round-the-world trip.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain towered above the American literary landscape. With a worldwide fame greater than that of statesmen, scientists, or entertainers, Twain was in his own words "the most conspicuous man on the planet.




