When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

Mark Twain

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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Topic

Self-hatred Self-criticism Ego

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

Genre

Travel writing

Statement Type

Irony

Language

English

Time

1897 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 29.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "Following the Equator." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 29.

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