Essays of Travel: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Essays of Travel, credited to Robert Louis Stevenson, 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 Essays of Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson. Read in English by mkirkpat. This book includes fascinating essays by Robert Louis Stevenson about his travels in England, Europe, and the United States. They provide evocative descriptions of the scenery in the various locations and insights into the individuals he meets while traveling. (Summary by mkirkpat)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Essays of Travel
• Author credits: Robert Louis Stevenson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 17
• Listed recording duration: 6:51:54

Catalogue topics

• essays
• travel
• autobiography

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapter 1. The Amateur Emigrant. Part A. — 47:34
2. 02 - Chapter 1. The Amateur Emigrant. Part B. — 39:14
3. 03 - Chapter 1. The Amateur Emigrant. Part C. — 47:15
4. 04 - Chapter 1. The Amateur Emigrant. Part D. — 18:20
5. 05 - Chapter 2. Cockermouth and Keswick. — 21:07
6. 06 - Chapter 3. An Autumn Effect. 1875. — 42:28
7. 07 - Chapter 4. A Winter's Walk in Carrick and Galloway. — 21:38
8. 08 - Chapter 5. Forest Notes 1875-6. — 54:48
9. 09 - Chapter 6. A Mountain Town in France. — 22:36
10. 10 - Chapter 7. Random Memories: Rosa Quo Locorum. — 16:54
11. 11 - Chapter 8. The Ideal House. — 12:47
12. 12 - Chapter 9. Davos in Winter. — 7:28
13. 13 - Chapter 10. Health and Mountains. — 9:03
14. 14 - Chapter 11. Alpine Diversions. — 7:50
15. 15 - Chapter 12. The Stimulation of the Alps. — 8:28
16. 16 - Chapter 13. Roads, 1873. — 16:21
17. 17 - Chapter 14. On the Enjoyment of Unpleasant Places, 1874. — 18:03

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