Travel
Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Edward Whymper
Scrambles Amongst the Alps is one the great classics (some would say the greatest) of early mountaineering literature, and Edward Whymper (1…
American Notes for General Circulation
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Charles Dickens
American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. Wh…
Letters from Egypt
Read by Sibella Denton
Lucie Duff-Gordon
As a girl, Lady Duff-Gordon was noted both for her beauty and intelligence. As an author, she is most famous for this collection of letters …
Our Journey to Sinai
Read by Sue Anderson
Agnes Von Blomberg Bensly
Fortress-walled Saint Catherine's monastery on the Sinai peninsula has been a pilgrimage site since its founding by the Byzantine Emperor Ju…
Deephaven
Read by Betsie Bush
Sarah Orne Jewett
Sarah Orne Jewett is best known for her clean and clear descriptive powers that at once elevate common-place daily events to something remar…
The Amateur Emigrant
Read by Annise
Robert Louis Stevenson
In July 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson left Scotland to meet his future wife in her native California. Leaving by ship from Glasgow, Scotland,…
Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt
Read by Sibella Denton
James Baikie
Written primarily for children, James Baikie's 'peep' at ancient Egypt is a really well done, historical account of the ways of that fascina…
The Lusiads
Read by Leni
Luís Vaz de Camões
The Lusiads (Os Lusíadas) is a Portuguese epic poem, written in the 16th century by Luis Vaz de Camões. The poem tells the tal…
Three Men on the Bummel (Version 2)
Read by Terra Mendoza
Jerome K. Jerome
Our Friends from Three Men in a Boat, to Say Nothing of the Dog, are back. In this funny sequel to Three Men in a Boat J., George, and Harri…
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
Read by Sibella Denton
Ida Laura Pfeiffer
Ida Pfeiffer travelled alone in an era when women didn't travel. She went first on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, then went on to Egypt and …
Chronicles of Canada Volume 20 - Adventurers of the Far North
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
This is volume 20 of The Chronicles of Canada series. This volume describes the explorers who braved the Canadian Arctic in search of the No…
Highways and Byways in Sussex
Read by Peter Yearsley
E. V. Lucas
A very personal and opinionated wander through the Sussex of around 1900, illustrated with anecdotes, literary and poetic quotations, graves…