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Issue Details: First known date: 1897... 1897 Following the Equator : A Journey around the World
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Affiliation Notes

  • 19th-Century Australian Travel Writing

    Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorn Clemens 1835-1910) was an American writer, publisher, lecturer and humorist. His journey presented in Following the Equator encompasses America, the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand. While in Australia Twain described in a humorous manner the cities of Sydney and Melbourne, as well as mentioning Aboriginal peoples, the Eureka Stockade, and Tasmania. The narrative was presented in a jocular manner and included poems and descriptions of Twain's dreams. It concluded with the best place name he came across in Australia: Woolloomooloo. This work was reprinted a number of times and was also published in Britain under the title More Tramps Abroad in 1897.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Hartford, Connecticut,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      American Publication Company ,
      1897 .
      Link: 23133502Full text document Sighted: 24/09/2021
      Extent: 712p.
      Note/s:
      • Antiquarian bookseller Jack Bradstreet says that Frank Bliss, a New York editor, removed sections of the original text for this edition on the grounds that they would not appeal to an American audience. Bradstreet says that these excisions include much of the Australian material. ('Mark Twain in Australia', Australian Book Review 190 (2007): 5)

      Holdings

      Held at: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AIATSIS Library
      Local Id: RB T969.29/F1

      Holdings

      Held at: Monash University Monash University Library Sir Louis Matheson Library
      Local Id: 910.41 C625F

      Holdings

      Held at: National Library of Australia
      Local Id: N 910.41 CLE

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of New South Wales
      Local Id: 980/C

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of South Australia State Library of SA
      Location: Special Collection
      Local Id: 813.4 T969

      Holdings

      Held at: State Library of Queensland State Library of QLD
      Local Id: RBJ 910.41 TWA

      Holdings

      Held at: University of New South Wales
      Location: Sydney
      Local Id: S 910.41/1 A

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Melbourne The University Library
      Location: UniM Bail SpC/AX
      Local Id: 817.44 TWAI

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Western Australia Library
      Location: Reid Library
      Local Id: Special Collections Rare 813.42 E12
    • Harmondsworth, Middlesex,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin ,
      1973 .
      Alternative title: Mark Twain in Australia and New Zealand
      Extent: 323p.
      Edition info: Facsim. ed.
      Description: illus., diagrs., maps, tables
      ISBN: 014070034X
Notes:
The English Chatto and Windus edition was published simultaneously with the American Publishing Company edition on 12 November 1897.
    • London,
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      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Chatto and Windus ,
      1897 .
      Alternative title: More Tramps Abroad
      Extent: 486, 32p.p.

Works about this Work

Settler Colonial Fictions : Beyond Nationalism and Universalism Paul Giles , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Cambridge Companion to the Australian Novel 2023; (p. 54-68)

'Paradoxically, Australian nationalist accounts have tended to slight the earliest Australian literature by white settlers from the nineteenth century. This chapter surveys the literary history of this period, examining writers such as Oliné Keese, Ada Cambridge, Henry Kingsley, Rosa Praed, and Catherine Helen Spence. Drawing connections between these writers and the transnational Anglophone literary world centering on Great Britain and the United States, this chapter takes a comparative perspective that at once acknowledges the peripheral standing of these Australian texts and argues for their relevance to the history of the novel in English.' (Publication abstract)

Travel Memoir and Australia : From Twain to Tracks and the Present Day Ben Stubbs , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mediating Memory : Tracing the Limits of Memoir 2017; (p. 192-204)

'Ben Stubbs' chapter demonstrates the new depths possible within hy-brid travel memoir. He looks at its evolution from works by Mark Twain to Robyn Davidson and Don Watson, tracing the progression of the genre from Twain's self-centered imperialism to Davidson and Watson's cultural self-awareness.'

Source: Introduction, p.7

The Forum Luke Slattery , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 - 12 June 2011; (p. 2)
Slattery discusses Mark Twain's travels to Australia and his interest in Australian culture.
Beautiful Lies, Ugly Truths Laurie Hergenhan , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 187 2007; (p. 42-46)
Mark Twain and Smaller Nations Laurie Hergenhan , 2007 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 291 2007; (p. 5)
Laurie Hergenhan continues the correspondence, begun by Jack Bradstreet in 'Mark Twain in Australia', relating to the publication history of Mark Twain's Following the Equator : A Journey around the World.
A Long Way from Mississippi Richard King , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11-12 November 2006; (p. 33)

— Review of Following the Equator : A Journey around the World Mark Twain , 1897 single work prose
In Short Anne Susskind , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 November vol. 124 no. 6546 2006; (p. 78)

— Review of Following the Equator : A Journey around the World Mark Twain , 1897 single work prose
The Licensed Fool's Vocation Robert Phiddian , 2006-2007 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 287 2006-2007; (p. 35)

— Review of Following the Equator : A Journey around the World Mark Twain , 1897 single work prose
Travelling South with Twain John Clare , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 14 January 2007; (p. 52)

— Review of Following the Equator : A Journey around the World Mark Twain , 1897 single work prose
A Shark-Infested Stop on Twain's Tour Jeff Sparrow , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 January 2007; (p. 20)

— Review of Following the Equator : A Journey around the World Mark Twain , 1897 single work prose
Mark Twain in Australia Jack Bradstreet , 2007 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 290 2007; (p. 5)
Mark Twain and Smaller Nations Laurie Hergenhan , 2007 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 291 2007; (p. 5)
Laurie Hergenhan continues the correspondence, begun by Jack Bradstreet in 'Mark Twain in Australia', relating to the publication history of Mark Twain's Following the Equator : A Journey around the World.
Beautiful Lies, Ugly Truths Laurie Hergenhan , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 187 2007; (p. 42-46)
The Forum Luke Slattery , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11 - 12 June 2011; (p. 2)
Slattery discusses Mark Twain's travels to Australia and his interest in Australian culture.
Travel Memoir and Australia : From Twain to Tracks and the Present Day Ben Stubbs , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mediating Memory : Tracing the Limits of Memoir 2017; (p. 192-204)

'Ben Stubbs' chapter demonstrates the new depths possible within hy-brid travel memoir. He looks at its evolution from works by Mark Twain to Robyn Davidson and Don Watson, tracing the progression of the genre from Twain's self-centered imperialism to Davidson and Watson's cultural self-awareness.'

Source: Introduction, p.7

Last amended 14 Mar 2022 15:29:29
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