The History of the Suez Canal: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The History of the Suez Canal by Ferdinand de Lesseps: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 3 original MP3 tracks, 1:37:58 running time and a link to listen.
The History of the Suez Canal, credited to Ferdinand de Lesseps, 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 The History of the Suez Canal by Ferdinand de Lesseps. (Translated by Henry Drummond-Wolff.) Read in English by Availle. A lively picture of the origin and completion of the Suez Canal (built between 1859 and 1869) and his architect, Vicomte de Lesseps. This is the translation of a lecture given before the Societe de Gens Lettres in Paris, in April 1870 by de Lesseps himself. (Summary by Availle)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The History of the Suez Canal
- Author credits: Ferdinand de Lesseps
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 3
- Listed recording duration: 1:37:58
Catalogue topics
- history
- architecture
- memoirs
- Egypt
- Suez
- engineering
Track guide
- 01 - Preface — 10:04
- 02 - Lecture Part 1 — 53:50
- 03 - Lecture Part 2 — 34:04
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