Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600, credited to Thomas Dallam, 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 Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600 by Thomas Dallam. Read by Sue Anderson Queen Elizabeth the First of England, the Grand Turk at Constantinople, and an organ builder named Thomas Dallam—quite a trio. In 1599, Elizabeth commanded master organ builder Dallam to construct and deliver to the Grand Signieur , as a present intended to garner trade and political advantages for England, a fantastic mechanical organ. Dallam’s wonder stood 16 feet high and was topped by a silver holly bush filled with blackbirds and thrushes that sung and shook their wings. Dallam kept a diary during his visit to Turkey, which included a sneak look through a grate at the Grand Turk’s concubines in the harem. “I stood so long looking upon them that (the guide) stamped with his foot to make me give over looking; the which I was very loath to do, for that sight did please me wondrous well.” Dallam’s ingenuous style and numerous adventures make for a highly enjoyable listen. - Summary by Sue Anderson

Recording facts

• Recording title: Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600
• Author credits: Thomas Dallam
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 14
• Listed recording duration: 3:51:15

Catalogue topics

• queen elizabeth the first
• levant company
• travel-constantinople

Track guide

1. 01 - Departure - Meeting with the Dunkirkers — 11:08
2. 02 - The Dunkirkers — 10:55
3. 03 - At Algiers — 13:13
4. 04 - Visit to a Monastery on the Island of Zante — 23:34
5. 05 - At Scanderoon — 17:04
6. 06 - Master Maye Taken Prisoner — 16:13
7. 07 - At Chios - A Bag of Garlic — 16:30
8. 08 - Entering the Dardanelles — 15:39
9. 09 - Arrival at Constantinople — 13:41
10. 10 - Taking the Organ to the Seraglio — 17:46
11. 11 - Dallam Plays the Organ for the Grand Signieur — 16:06
12. 12 - Dallam Has a Narrow Escape — 18:40
13. 13 - Journey Home Across Greece — 19:51
14. 14 - Trumpets Sounding, Home to London — 20:55

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