
Following the Equator
A Journey around the World
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Narrated by:
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Michael Kevin
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By:
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Mark Twain
This vivid chronicle of a sea voyage on the Pacific Ocean displays Twain's eye for the unusual, his wide-ranging curiosity, and his delight in embellishing the facts. The personalities of the ship's crew and passengers, the poetry of Australian place-names, the success of women's suffrage in New Zealand, an account of the Sepoy Mutiny, and reflections on the Boer War as an expression of imperialistic morality, among other topics, are the focus of his wry humor and redoubtable powers of observation.
Following the Equator is an evocative and highly unique American portrait of 19-century travel and customs.
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A classic
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You will be entertained, and you will be surprised at the way of life in other countries a century ago. And you will hope that some of it has changed since then.
The way it used to be...
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Twain's last tour
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Great travelers manifesto
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A bit of a headache
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a wonderful book
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You can open this book up at virtually any page and listen to an ineresting tale told with wit and intelligence. One of my all time favourite books.
Ticks all the boxes.
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Written at a time when Mark Twain was troubled by the recent death of his favorite daughter, severe financial problems, and concerns about his own health, this book is very different from his earlier travel books.It draws heavily on other writers' books, to which Mark Twain adds his own comments. These are often humorous, but humor is not the book's chief attraction.The book offers fascinating descriptions of Australia, New Zealand, British India, and South Africa during the 1890s and is worth reading for that reason alone.
What aspect of Michael Kevin’s performance would you have changed?
In general, Kevin's performance is fine. However, his ability to pronounce unfamiliar names and words breaks down toward the end of the book. How is it possible that a professional reader pronounces "uitlander" oot-land-er? More incredible, he pronounces the simple German name "Beit" (as in English "bite") "bee-it"! His pronunciation of African names is generally shaky, but pronouncing "Matabele" (mah-tah-bay-lay) "MAH-tab-u-lah" is over the top.As one well familiar with that word, I winced painfully every time Kevin botched the pronunciation. Hearing such gaffes once is bad enough, but when they are repeated,they become unbearable.One would think a professional reader would do better.
Could you see Following the Equator being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
No. Why are such questions even being asked here? Is it necessary to dumb down everything on the web?
Any additional comments?
In the absence of any other recording of FOLLOWING THE EQUATOR, Michael Kevin's version is perfectly acceptable. I'm sure I'll listen to it again some time.
One of Mark Twain's least characteristic books
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Narrator is soooo wrong.
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The hardest parts of this book, for me, were the shocking depictions of racism and exploitation of natives in nearly every stop on this journey. And Twain’s views quite frankly shocked me. There is discussion of “humanely” eliminating native or aboriginal populations. I was aghast but I guess I shouldn’t have been.
If you are looking for a light-hearted travelogue, look to The Innocents Abroad. Following the Equator is very dark and full of cynicism. I finished it but wish I had not because I am disturbed by the cruelty described in nearly every chapter. I have a much less favorable view now of Twain as both a writer and as a man.
Stunning record of man’s inhumanity. Pretty shocking.
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