East by West: a Journey in the Recess, Vol. I: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

East by West: a Journey in the Recess, Vol. I, credited to Henry W. Lucy, 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 East by West: a Journey in the Recess, Vol. I, by Henry W. Lucy. Read by Ruth Golding. East by West: a Journey in the Recess is an account of British journalist Henry Lucy's travels across America and on to the Far East during the parliamentary recess in 1883. Lucy was one of the most influential journalists of his day and, as "Toby M.P.", a noted humorist in Punch magazine. His acute powers of observation and light touch make this a most engaging book. It is a fascinating insight into the Englishman's travels abroad within two decades of the American Civil War and the end of Japanese isolationism. This is the first of two volumes covering his journey with his wife. This first volume includes his travels in America and in Japan, including the Atlantic and Pacific crossings by steamer. Volume II, which I hope to record later, continues his experiences in Japan and India, returning home via Aden and the Suez Canal. (Introduction by Ruth Golding) Volume II of this work is also available here.

Recording facts

• Recording title: East by West: a Journey in the Recess, Vol. I
• Author credits: Henry W. Lucy
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 7:52:24

Catalogue topics

• audio book
• travel
• United States
• USA
• Japan
• Atlantic
• Pacific
• mining

Track guide

1. 01 - Off Sandy Hook — 30:15
2. 02 - New York City — 20:47
3. 03 - Some Western Towns — 24:43
4. 04 - Life and Death in the Far West — 23:39
5. 05 - In the Rocky Mountains — 18:23
6. 06 - A Mining Camp in the Rocky Mountains — 20:39
7. 07 - The City of the Saints — 23:39
8. 08 - The Mormon President at Home — 13:34
9. 09 - By the Golden Gate — 26:19
10. 10 - The Labour Question — 23:44
11. 11 - On the Railway Cars — 23:16
12. 12 - The Heathen Chinee — 29:48
13. 13 - Some Japanese Traits — 32:21
14. 14 - Fete Day in Asakusa — 25:17
15. 15 - The Mikado's Birthday Fete — 24:25
16. 16 - Across Country in Jinrikishas — 36:37
17. 17 - The Tombs of the Shoguns — 23:01
18. 18 - Roadside and River — 24:25
19. 19 - A Japanese Theatre — 27:39

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