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Following the Equator

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Following the Equator is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897.

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“Man is the Only Animal that Blushes. Or needs to.”

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Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar, Ch. XXVII
Following the Equator (1897)

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“Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.”

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Source: Following the Equator (1897), Ch. LXII

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“"Classic." A book which people praise and don't read.”

Mark Twain book Following the Equator

Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar, Ch. XXV
Following the Equator (1897)