b'We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Mark Twain\'s, "Following the Equator" (sometimes titled "More Tramps Abroad") is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published in 1897. Twain found himself nearly bankrupt at the age of 60 \\u2014 so he took a lecture tour of the British Empire to generate funds and published this book, which was critical of Imperialism.\\xa0To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\\n\\n\\u2014 read by \'V\' \\u2014\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'