Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
Mark Twain
Gelesen von John Greenman





Following the Equator (American English title) or More Tramps Abroad (English title) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American author Mark Twain in 1897.
Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to a failed investment into a "revolutionary" typesetting machine. In an attempt to extricate himself from debt of $100,000 (equivalent of about $2 million in 2005) he undertook a tour of the British Empire in 1895, a route chosen to provide numerous opportunities for lectures in the English language.
In Following the Equator, an account of that travel published in 1897, the author unmasks and criticizes racism, imperialism and missionary zeal in observations woven into the narrative with classical Twain wit.
Of particular interest, historically, are Twain's references to Cecil Rhodes in Australia and South Africa, the in-depth description of "Thugs" and "Thuggee" in India and the Boer War period and diamonds in South Africa. (Summary by Wikipedia and John Greenman) (20 hr 14 min)
Kapitel
01 - Chapter I | 17:44 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
02 - Chapter II | 27:36 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
03 - Chapter III | 28:02 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
04 - Chapter IV | 18:36 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
05 - Chapter V | 12:43 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
06 - Chapter VI | 17:39 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
07 - Chapter VII | 14:37 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
08 - Chapter VIII | 17:19 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
09 - Chapter IX | 19:56 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
10 - Chapter X | 9:30 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
11 - Chapter XI | 12:02 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
12 - Chapter XII | 10:19 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
13 - Chapter XIII | 19:20 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
14 - Chapter XIV | 10:07 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
15 - Chapter XV | 10:38 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
16 - Chapter XVI | 13:45 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
17 - Chapter XVII | 10:37 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
18 - Chapter XVIII | 17:09 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
19 - Chapter XIX | 15:19 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
20 - Chapter XX | 12:14 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
21 - Chapter XXI | 17:53 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
22 - Chapter XXII | 19:00 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
23 - Chapter XXIII | 14:07 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
24 - Chapter XXIV | 15:26 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
25 - Chapter XXV | 19:42 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
26 - Chapter XXVI | 12:12 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
27 - Chapter XXVII | 21:21 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
28 - Chapter XXVIII | 15:17 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
29 - Chapter XXIX | 14:06 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
30 - Chapter XXX | 9:57 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
31 - Chapter XXXI | 11:23 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
32- Chapter XXXII | 14:25 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
33 - Chapter XXXIII | 13:17 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
34 - Chapter XXXIV | 7:32 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
35 - Chapter XXXV | 11:26 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
36 - Chapter XXXVI | 13:33 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
37 - Chapter XXXVII | 20:10 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
38 - Chapter XXXVIII | 18:33 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
39 - Chapter XXXIX | 24:00 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
40 - Chapter XL | 16:05 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
41 - Chapter XLI | 14:51 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
42 - Chapter XLII | 13:12 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
43 - Chapter XLIII | 22:15 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
44 - Chapter XLIV | 14:50 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
45 - Chapter XLV | 21:04 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
46 - Chapter XLVI | 23:24 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
47 - Chapter XLVII | 22:45 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
48 - Chapter XLVIII | 19:08 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
49 - Chapter XLIX | 28:11 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
50 - Chapter L | 18:59 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
51 - Chapter LI | 17:09 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
52 - Chapter LII | 20:28 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
53 - Chapter LIII | 19:11 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
54 - Chapter LIV | 17:02 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
55 - Chapter LV | 18:54 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
56 - Chapter LVI | 12:57 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
57 - Chapter LVII | 11:42 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
58 - Chapter LVIII | 32:03 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
50 - Chapter LIX | 29:08 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
60 - Chapter LX | 21:15 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
61 - Chapter LXI | 23:23 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
62 - Chapter LXII | 23:44 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
63 - Chapter LXIII | 14:36 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
64 - Chapter LXIV | 19:43 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
65 - Chapter LXV | 15:02 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
66 - Chapter LXVI | 17:13 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
67 - Chapter LXVII | 28:04 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
68 - Chapter LXVIII | 22:05 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
69 - Chapter LXIX | 21:32 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
70 - Chapter LXX | 5:45 | Gelesen von John Greenman |
Bewertungen
One of the most entertaining stories I've ever read / listen to.





Seven Archers
I had forgotten how entertaining Mark Twain could be. I hadn't really read any of his works since I was a child growing up in part of his old stomping grounds in the Gold Country of Northern California. How refreshing and entertaining to be reacquainted. Mr Greenman did such an excellent job of reading that you imagined you were listening to Mr. Clemens himself. probably one of the best readers I've heard to date on LibriVox. Thank you John Greenman for doing such an excellent job!
Wow. No wonder Mark Twain is so celebrated.





Alan H.
Informative, entertaining and humorous. John Greenman is simply awesome. His performance is not only flawless, but he is absolutely perfect for Twain books. I never knew Mark Twain, of course, but I have no doubt that he sounded exactly like Greenman. Thank you misters Twain and Greenman!
Splendid, inspired reading.





alecg
Splendid, inspired reading of a great travel story. I listened to a lot of John Greenman's readings of Mark Twain, and they are all superb. It's a delight to listen to those books. Greatly recommended.





A LibriVox Listener
Twain was a master! Love his travel books! 5 Stars to Mr. Greenman. Excellent reader! Makes you think it is Twain speaking.





APOPHISURGOD
Another great read by John Greenman!!Makes me think I am listening to Twain himself.Exellent book!!!!
With Mr. Greenman doing homage to Mr. Mark Twain, you can't miss





Harold Caughorn





Christopher Durant
Brilliantly read by Mr Greenman. The book is packed with history but with an interestingly modern liberal interpretation. Cecil Rhodes comes in for a pretty brutal beating; something that the woke, particularly young Americans have revived today .
It's really history.





Ragnar Doerwald
John Greenman does an excellent job of interpreting Mark Twain. l enjoyed the trip around the world.