Eothen, or Impressions of Travel brought Home from the East
Alexander William Kinglake
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A classic of Victorian travel writing, Kinglake’s book describes his journey through the Ottoman empire to Cairo, and his residence there in time of plague. [Summary by hefyd] (8 hr 34 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1 | 22:30 | Read by hefyd |
Chapter 2 | 27:18 | Read by kristiface |
Chapter 3 | 19:08 | Read by hefyd |
Chapter 4 | 13:56 | Read by Andrew Symons |
Chapter 5 | 20:21 | Read by Andrew Symons |
Chapter 6 | 17:04 | Read by Andrew Symons |
Chapter 7 | 15:18 | Read by hefyd |
Chapter 8 | 51:08 | Read by hefyd |
Chapter 9 | 7:44 | Read by Varra Unreal |
Chapter 10 | 14:34 | Read by hefyd |
Chapter 11 | 8:42 | Read by hefyd |
Chapter 12 | 17:30 | Read by hefyd |
Chapter 13 | 10:51 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 14 | 5:07 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 15 | 12:56 | Read by hefyd |
Chapter 16 | 37:14 | Read by hefyd |
Chapter 17 | 46:53 | Read by Kalynda |
Chapter 18 | 46:12 | Read by Anna Simon |
Chapter 19 | 6:36 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 20 | 2:38 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 21 | 13:52 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 22 | 10:12 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 23 | 12:19 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 24 | 8:15 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 25 | 15:31 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 26 | 8:28 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 27 | 14:07 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 28 | 7:39 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Chapter 29 | 14:05 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Appendix | 6:19 | Read by Sibella Denton |
Reviews
An insightful look into another era.
Lar
Well read, except for one chapter. An interesting look back on the middle east in another era. Insights into British imperialism. Very well written.
Great book but I wish it had a single reader.
Jason Todd
I love Kinglake's sarcasm and totally British sense of humor! He could make anything, even the plague, seem funny in hindsight. He was a rash young fool when he was younger, that's for sure. But what an adventure he had in the East! I wonder what his mother would have thought. I think the best reader in this book is hefyd. He just seems to communicate Kinglake's whimsical happy-go-lucky character, and plus, he has a British accent, which makes it better. All the other readers are good except for Varra Unreal, whose foreign accent is so thick she can hardly be understood. In general, I just prefer books with single readers, it gives some consistency. P.S. No idea why it's called Eothen, but I didn't read the appendix. Maybe it says in there.