Eothen, or Impressions of Travel brought Home from the East


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(3.8 stars; 10 reviews)

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.


(4 stars)

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.


(4.5 stars)

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.