Wonder Stories of Travel
E. E. Brown, Ernest Ingersoll, David Ker and Eliot McCormick
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A curiously interesting collection of folkloric tales and firsthand accounts written by global travelers for 19th century periodicals; compiled and edited by Emma Elizabeth (E. E.) Brown. Authors include Eliot McCormick (the father of prolific author Theodora McCormick Du Bois), Ernest Ingersoll, E. E. Brown, David Ker and others. - Summary by Brian Fullen (6 hr 4 min)
Chapters
A BOY’S RACE WITH GENERAL GRANT AT EPHESUS | 17:08 | Read by Marie Christian |
INDIAN CHILDREN AND THEIR PETS | 4:50 | Read by Marie Christian |
RIGA IN THE CHIMNEY | 14:19 | Read by Rel22 |
SEEING THE POPE | 14:23 | Read by docdlmartin |
A LESSON IN ITALIAN | 9:41 | Read by docdlmartin |
FEEDING GHOSTS IN CHINA | 7:44 | Read by Tom Merritt |
THE CHILDREN OF THE KOPPENBERG | 26:51 | Read by Rel22 |
A DAY AT THE BUTTS | 6:55 | Read by Rel22 |
TINY FEET OF CHINESE LADIES | 5:26 | Read by VO Gal |
SHETLAND PONIES | 10:04 | Read by Stacey Malcolm |
MR. SWEET POTATOES | 8:53 | Read by jenno |
SHETLAND WOMEN | 5:23 | Read by Stacey Malcolm |
MARDI GRAS IN NICE | 15:54 | Read by Tom Merritt |
ON THE FARM IN WINTER | 11:46 | Read by Tom Merritt |
A CHINAMAN’S QUEUE | 10:10 | Read by jenno |
MEXICAN WATER-CARRIERS | 3:42 | Read by QSanders |
A VERY QUEER HOUSE | 5:54 | Read by jenno |
IN BELGIUM | 8:30 | Read by Bryn Roberts |
JOE THE CHIMPANZEE | 8:56 | Read by Laurie Banza |
MARKET DAY AT PAU | 16:08 | Read by Bryn Roberts |
IL SANTISSIMO BAMBINO | 16:55 | Read by BettyB |
CHILDREN UNDER THE SNOW | 5:25 | Read by Rel22 |
THE JEWELLED TOMB | 19:17 | Read by Rel22 |
A NIGHT WITH PAUL BOYTON | 19:24 | Read by Tom Merritt |
BOY-DIVERS IN THE RED SEA | 8:16 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
ST. BOTOLPH’S TOWN | 6:42 | Read by BettyB |
SOME QUEER AMERICANS | 18:07 | Read by docdlmartin |
THE BOY KING OF EGYPT | 17:57 | Read by docdlmartin |
A CHILD IN FLORENCE | 39:26 | Read by docdlmartin |