Jul 13, 2014

Book review-Following the equator (Mark Twain)

This book is a travelogue by Mark Twain written about 125 years ago. It is freely available on internet and can be read by an Android phone with the help of Flyte books or similar applications. First I read the Indian part of the travel. It started from Bombay and then went on to Varanasi, Calcutta and so on. There is an elaborate description of the 1957 mutiny and the thugs of yore. The book tells how the Indian Railways worked during those times. Indian way of life and the nature of the people has been narrated in a humorous way. Finding these chapters interesting, I read the book from the beginning. It was an enriching experience.