akorn - Mighty Old Tales Retold
Mighty Old Tales Retold
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Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter XXXVII
From Sydney for Ceylon—A Lascar Crew—A Fine Ship—Three Cats and a Basket of Kittens—Dinner Conversations—Veuve Cliquot Wine—At Anchor in King George's Sound Albany Harbor—More Cats—A Vulture on Board—Nearing the Equator again—Dressing for Dinner—Ceylon, Hotel Bristol—Servant Brampy—A Feminine Man—Japanese Jinriksha or Cart—Scenes in Ceylon—A Missionary School—Insincerity of Clothes
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter XXXVI
The Poems of Mrs. Moore—The Sad Fate of William Upson—A Fellow Traveler Imitating the Prince of Wales—A Would-be Dude—Arrival at Sydney—Curious Town Names with Poem
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter XXXV
Fifty Miles in Four Hours—Comfortable Cars—Town of Wauganui—Plenty of Maoris—On the Increase—Compliments to the Maoris—The Missionary Ways all Wrong—The Tabu among the Maoris—A Mysterious Sign—Curious War-monuments—Wellington
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter XXXIV
The Bay of Gisborne—Taking in Passengers by the Yard Arm—The Green Ballarat Fly—False Teeth—From Napier to Hastings by the Ballarat Fly Train—Kauri Trees—A Case of Mental Telegraphy
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter XXXIII
The Town of Nelson—"The Mongatapu Murders," the Great Event of the Town—Burgess' Confession—Summit of Mount Eden—Rotorua and the Hot Lakes and Geysers—Thermal Springs District—Kauri Gum—Tangariwa Mountains
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter XXXII
Description of the Town of Christ Church—A Fine Museum—Jade-stone Trinkets—The Great Moa—The First Maori in New Zealand—Women Voters—"Person" in New Zealand Law Includes Woman—Taming an Ornithorhynchus—A Voyage in the 'Flora' from Lyttelton—Cattle Stalls for Everybody—A Wonderful Time
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter XXXI
The Express Train—"A Hell of a Hotel at Maryborough"—Clocks and Bells Railroad Service
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter XXX
Arrival at Bluff, N. Z.—Where the Rabbit Plague Began—The Natural Enemy of the Rabbit—Dunedin—A Lovely Town—Visit to Dr. Hockin—His Museum—A Liquified Caterpillar—The Unperfected Tape Worm—The Public Museum and Picture Gallery
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter XXIX
Tasmania, Early Days—Description of the Town of Hobart—An Englishman's Love of Home Surroundings—Neatest City on Earth—The Museum—A Parrot with an Acquired Taste—Glass Arrow Beads—Refuge for the Indigent too healthy
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Mark Twain
Following the Equator - Chapter XXVIII
When the Moment Comes the Man Appears—Why Ed. Jackson called on Commodore Vanderbilt—Their Interview—Welcome to the Child of His Friend—A Big Time but under Inspection—Sent on Important Business—A Visit to the Boys on the Boat