ISBN: 9781494347727

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], In Following the Equator, an account of that travel published in 1897, the author criticizes racism, imperialism and missiona… mais…

Paperback, [PU: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform], In Following the Equator, an account of that travel published in 1897, the author criticizes racism, imperialism and missionary zeal in observations woven into the narrative with classical Twain wit. In keeping with that wit, and Twain's love of a tall tale, Twain included a number of fictional stories in the body of what is otherwise a non-fiction work. In particular, the story of how Cecil Rhodes made his fortune by finding a newspaper in the belly of a shark, and the story of how a man named Ed Jackson made good in life out of a fake letter of introduction to Cornelius Vanderbilt, were anthologized in Charles Neider (ed) The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain, (Doubleday, 1957) where they are presented as fiction., Classics<

ISBN: 9781494347727

Ours was a reasonably comfortable ship, with the customary sea-going fare-plenty of good food furnished by the Deity and cooked by the devil. The discipline observable on board was perhap… mais…

Ours was a reasonably comfortable ship, with the customary sea-going fare-plenty of good food furnished by the Deity and cooked by the devil. The discipline observable on board was perhaps as good as it is anywhere in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The ship was not very well arranged for tropical service; but that is nothing, for this is the rule for ships which ply in the tropics. She had an over-supply of cockroaches, but this is also the rule with ships doing business in the summer seas-at least such as have been long in service. Our young cap-tain was a very handsome man, tall and perfectly formed, the very figure to show up a smart uni-form‟s finest effects. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, CreateSpace Publishing Core >1<

ISBN: 9781494347727

Paperback, [PU: Createspace], In Following the Equator, an account of that travel published in 1897, the author criticizes racism, imperialism and missionary zeal in observations woven in… mais…

Paperback, [PU: Createspace], In Following the Equator, an account of that travel published in 1897, the author criticizes racism, imperialism and missionary zeal in observations woven into the narrative with classical Twain wit. In keeping with that wit, and Twain's love of a tall tale, Twain included a number of fictional stories in the body of what is otherwise a non-fiction work. In particular, the story of how Cecil Rhodes made his fortune by finding a newspaper in the belly of a shark, and the story of how a man named Ed Jackson made good in life out of a fake letter of introduction to Cornelius Vanderbilt, were anthologized in Charles Neider (ed) The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain, (Doubleday, 1957) where they are presented as fiction., Classics<

2013, ISBN: 1494347725

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2013, ISBN: 1494347725

[EAN: 9781494347727], Neubuch, [PU: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]