The Romance of Missionary Heroism: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Romance of Missionary Heroism, credited to John C Lambert, 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 Romance of Missionary Heroism, by John C Lambert. Read by David Leeson. The title page gives this book the subtitle, “True stories of the intrepid bravery and stirring adventures of missionaries with uncivilized man, wild beasts, and the forces of nature in all parts of the world.” The thrilling accounts in this collection include stories of Jacob Chamberlain’s medical ministry in India, the dangers faced by Alexander Mackay in Uganda, James Chalmers’ work among the headhunters of New Guinea, John Paton’s mission to the South Sea cannibals, and the Hawaiian queen Kapiolani’s challenge to the gods of the volcano. “Romantic” in the sense that these brave missionaries faced the unknown, but never “romanticized” – all sacrificed home and luxury, and many suffered the loss of family, fortune, and even their lives. (Summary by D. Leeson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Romance of Missionary Heroism
• Author credits: John C Lambert
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 24
• Listed recording duration: 8:48:53

Catalogue topics

• non-fiction
• missionary
• religion
• travel
• history

Track guide

1. 01 - In the Steppes and Deserts of Mongolia — 24:08
2. 02 - In the Country of the Telugus — 23:41
3. 03 - A Japanese Romance — 24:18
4. 04 - — 22:51
5. 05 - A Heroine of Tibet — 20:19
6. 06 - — 21:22
7. 07 - — 25:04
8. 08 - The Lion-Hearted Bishop — 23:55
9. 09 - Pioneers in Nyasaland — 25:13
10. 10 - Vortrekkers in Barotseland — 17:16
11. 11 - A Pioneer in Garenganze — 20:41
12. 12 - A Tramp Through the Great Pygmy Forest — 23:56
13. 13 - Among the Indians and Eskimo of Hudson Bay — 21:54
14. 14 - The — 25:33
15. 15 - In the Land of the Dakotas — 19:48
16. 16 - In the Forests of Guiana — 23:33
17. 17 - The Sailor-Missionary of Tierra del Fuego — 24:26
18. 18 - The Schooner of Keppel Island — 20:44
19. 19 - The Martyr-Bishop of Melanesia — 20:55
20. 20 - One of the Unreturning Brave — 22:53
21. 21 - Father Damien of Molokai — 16:36
22. 22 - Among the Cannibal Islands — 20:32
23. 23 - The Apostle of the New Hebrides — 21:19
24. 24 - Kapiolani and the Goddess of the Volcano — 18:09

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