Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 3: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 3, credited to Jules Verne, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 3 by Jules Verne. (Translated by N. D'Anvers.) Read in English by volunteer readers. This volume, entitled "The great explorers of the 19th century", forms the third of three volumes under the general title of "Celebrated travels and travellers". Volume three comprehends: "The dawn of a century of discovery" (part I, chap. I), "The exploration and colonization of Africa" (part I, chap. II), "The oriental scientific movement and American discoveries" (part I, chap. III), "Voyages round the world, and Polar expeditions" (part II, chap. I), "French circumnavigators" (part II, chap. II), "Polar expeditions" (part II, chap. III, part I) and "The North Pole" (part II, chap. III, part II). - Summary by Kajo

Recording facts

• Recording title: Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 3
• Author credits: Jules Verne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 42
• Listed recording duration: 17:35:09

Catalogue topics

• exploration
• discoveries
• expeditions

Opening tracks: first 24 of 42

1. 01 - First Part, chapter I: The Dawn of a Century of Discovery, 1 — 29:02
2. 02 - First Part, chapter I: The Dawn of a Century of Discovery, 2 — 20:13
3. 03 - First Part, chapter I: The Dawn of a Century of Discovery, 3 — 19:01
4. 04 - First Part, chapter I: The Dawn of a Century of Discovery, 4 — 13:54
5. 05 - First Part, chapter I: The Dawn of a Century of Discovery, 5 — 26:38
6. 06 - First Part, chapter I: The Dawn of a Century of Discovery, 6 — 40:58
7. 07 - First Part, chapter I: The Dawn of a Century of Discovery, 7 — 33:14
8. 08 - First Part, chapter II, part I: The Exploration and Colonization of Africa, 1 — 25:16
9. 09 - First Part, chapter II, part I: The Exploration and Colonization of Africa, 2 — 22:59
10. 10 - First Part, chapter II, part II: The Exploration and Colonization of Africa, 3 — 25:31
11. 11 - First Part, chapter II, part II: The Exploration and Colonization of Africa, 4 — 21:41
12. 12 - First Part, chapter II, part II: The Exploration and Colonization of Africa, 5 — 23:21
13. 13 - First Part, chapter II, part II: The Exploration and Colonization of Africa, 6 — 23:09
14. 14 - First Part, chapter II, part II: The Exploration and Colonization of Africa, 7 — 25:11
15. 15 - First Part, chapter II, part II: The Exploration and Colonization of Africa, 8 — 22:33
16. 16 - First Part, chapter II, part II: The Exploration and Colonization of Africa, 9 — 27:25
17. 17 - First Part, chapter III: The Oriental Scientific Movement and American Discoveries, 1 — 18:27
18. 18 - First Part, chapter III: The Oriental Scientific Movement and American Discoveries, 2 — 16:04
19. 19 - First Part, chapter III: The Oriental Scientific Movement and American Discoveries, 3 — 27:38
20. 20 - Second Part, chapter I: Voyages Round the World, and Polar Expeditions, 1 — 27:38
21. 21 - Second Part, chapter I: Voyages Round the World, and Polar Expeditions, 2 — 25:48
22. 22 - Second Part, chapter I: Voyages Round the World, and Polar Expeditions, 3 — 27:27
23. 23 - Second Part, chapter I: Voyages Round the World, and Polar Expeditions, 4 — 26:07
24. 24 - Second Part, chapter I: Voyages Round the World, and Polar Expeditions, 5 — 26:59

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