Following the Equator Part 5 (Esprios Classics)

Following the Equator (sometimes titled More Tramps Abroad) is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into the failed Paige Compositor. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100000 (equivalent of about $2975000 in 2020) he undertook a tour of the British Empire in 1895 at age 60 a route chosen to provide numerous opportunities for lectures in English. The first edition of this book was illustrated by Dan Beard A. B. Frost B. W. Clinedinst Frederick Dielman Peter Newell F.M senior C. H. Warren A. G. Reinhart F. Berkeley Smith and C. Alllan Gilbert. In England the book was published under the title More Tramps Abroad.