The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines, credited to Isabel Anderson, 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 Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines, by Isabel Anderson. Read by William Tomcho. Isabel Anderson has written a most interesting travelogue of Hawaii and The Philippines. Actually it is more of a history lesson. Anyone with any interest whatsoever in the South Pacific will find this book very interesting indeed, to note all that has changed since Mrs. Anderson had traveled there.(Summary by William Tomcho)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines
• Author credits: Isabel Anderson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 7:43:01

Catalogue topics

• audio book
• history
• memoirs
• travel

Track guide

1. 00-Foreword — 4:26
2. 01-Hawaii, Ch. 1 The Bright Land pt 1 — 16:40
3. 02-Hawaii, Ch. 1 The Bright Land pt 2 — 17:49
4. 03-Hawaii, Ch. 2 Myths and Meles — 24:24
5. 04-Hawaii, Ch. 3 The Five Kamehamehas pt 1 — 18:51
6. 05-Hawaii, Ch. 3 The Five Kamehamehas pt 2 — 22:38
7. 06-Hawaii, Ch. 4 Servant and Soil — 28:43
8. 07-Hawaii, Ch. 5 In and Out — 23:06
9. 08-The Philippines, Ch1 Manila as We Found It — 32:06
10. 09-The Philippines, Ch.2 The Philippines of the Past pt 1 — 21:36
11. 10-The Philippines, Ch.2 The Philippines of the Past pt 2 — 20:58
12. 11-The Philippines, Ch.3 Insurrection — 31:20
13. 12-The Philippines, Ch.4 Following the Flag — 22:57
14. 13-The Philippines, Ch.5 Healing a Nation — 26:32
15. 14-The Philippines, Ch.6 Dog-Eaters and Others — 32:33
16. 15-The Philippines, Ch.7 Among the Head-Hunters — 32:36
17. 16-The Philippines, Ch.8 Inspecting with the Secretary of War pt 1 — 18:28
18. 17-The Philippines, Ch.8 Inspecting with the Secretary of War pt 2 — 18:46
19. 18-The Philippines, Ch.9 The Moros pt 1 — 18:18
20. 19-The Philippines, Ch.9 The Moros pt 2 — 17:47
21. 20-The Philippines, Ch.10 Journey's End — 12:38

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