Among the Mongols: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Among the Mongols, credited to James Gilmour, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Among the Mongols by James Gilmour. Read in English by AletheiaCharis. A contemporary critic said of Among the Mongols by James Gilmour, "Robinson Crusoe has turned missionary, lived years in Mongolia, and wrote a book about it." James Gilmour's account of some of his experiences in Mongolia and his explanations of Mongolian culture are certainly an interesting read. From the one meal a day eaten by Mongols to the proper means of approaching a tent so as not to be eaten by dogs, from the Mongol justice system to their version of Aesop's fables, 19th century Mongolia was a fascinating place. Among the Mongols lets us travel across time and space to catch a glimpse of this other way of life so foreign to us. (Summary by AletheiaCharis)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Among the Mongols
• Author credits: James Gilmour
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 33
• Listed recording duration: 7:20:02

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• missions
• mongolia

Opening tracks: first 24 of 33

1. 00 - Preface — 2:39
2. 01 - First Acquaintance with Mongolia — 11:20
3. 02 - Picking up Mongolian — 21:57
4. 03 - The Baikal in Winter — 9:53
5. 04 - Traces of the Old Buriat Mission — 22:05
6. 05 - Learning to Ride — 24:59
7. 06 - A Night in a Mongol's Tent — 6:28
8. 07 - Buying Experience — 13:27
9. 08 - How to Travel in Mongolia — 13:35
10. 09 - Dining with a Mongol — 5:28
11. 10 - Appeal to a Mongol Mandarin — 11:17
12. 11 - Lama Miao — 6:26
13. 12 - Urga — 11:27
14. 13 - Wu T'ai Shan — 15:25
15. 14 - Kalgan — 15:00
16. 15 - Doctoring the Mongols — 30:45
17. 16 - The Gospel in Mongolian — 8:35
18. 17 - Mongols' Difficulties about Christianity — 14:50
19. 18 - Mongolian Buddhism — 39:14
20. 19 - The First of the White Month — 10:20
21. 20 - Norbo's Marriage — 10:59
22. 21 - Friendly Mongols — 10:30
23. 22 - Thieves in Mongolia — 10:34
24. 23 - A Mongol Court of Justice — 11:48

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