In Desert and Wilderness: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

In Desert and Wilderness, credited to Henryk Sienkiewicz, 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 In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz. (Translated by Max Anthony Drezmal.) Read in English by Beth Thomas; David Isenhower; MaryAnnS; Philippe; KHand; Lynne T; Mark Chulsky; Kalynda; deongines; Kathrine Engan; Linda Johnson; Larry Wilson; tovarisch; Elias; BettyB In Desert and Wilderness is a novel for children by Polish author and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz. It tells the story of two children, Staś Tarkowski and Nel Rawlison, and their adventures as they cross the African desert and jungle. During the journey they face lions, leopards and malaria, make friends with desert tribespeople and an elephant, and learn about some harsh realities of life. An unusual "coming of age" story! - Summary by Beth Thomas

Recording facts

• Recording title: In Desert and Wilderness
• Author credits: Henryk Sienkiewicz
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 47
• Listed recording duration: 13:22:08

Opening tracks: first 24 of 47

1. 01 - Part 1, Chapter 1 — 14:00
2. 02 - Part 1, Chapter 2 — 21:36
3. 03 - Part 1, Chapter 3 — 11:29
4. 04 - Part 1, Chapter 4 — 11:22
5. 05 - Part 1, Chapter 5 — 19:08
6. 06 - Part 1, Chapter 6 — 11:27
7. 07 - Part 1, Chapter 7 — 19:45
8. 08 - Part 1, Chapter 8 — 24:29
9. 09 - Part 1, Chapter 9 — 11:21
10. 10 - Part 1, Chapter 10 — 6:27
11. 11 - Part 1, Chapter 11 — 10:17
12. 12 - Part 1, Chapter 12 — 21:02
13. 13 - Part 1, Chapter 13 — 14:51
14. 14 - Part 1, Chapter 14 — 10:57
15. 15 - Part 1, Chapter 15 — 11:09
16. 16 - Part 1, Chapter 16 — 14:59
17. 17 - Part 1, Chapter 17 — 16:31
18. 18 - Part 1, Chapter 18 — 14:27
19. 19 - Part 1, Chapter 19 — 13:26
20. 20 - Part 1, Chapter 20 — 15:23
21. 21 - Part 1, Chapter 21 — 18:08
22. 22 - Part 2, Chapter 1 — 20:26
23. 23 - Part 2, Chapter 2 — 26:34
24. 24 - Part 2, Chapter 3 — 23:18

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