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.
'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
'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