Mark Twain 
Following the Equator 

The classic travelogue of one of America’s most famous authors, Mark Twain, ‘Following the Equator’ was written when having fallen upon hard times financially, Twain found himself compelled to take a tour of the British Empire in 1895 and write about it. This is that account, published in 1897; it is a classic example of Twain’s ever vigilant observational wit. He addresses such important and still ever timely topics as racism, imperialism and religion.