Tunis; The Land and the People: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Tunis; The Land and the People, credited to Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Tunis; The Land and the People by Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg. Read in English by Ted Lienhart. Travel writer Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg spent several months in Tunisia in 1880 gathering material for this book, published in 1882. Part 1 is spent in and around the country's capital, where the author combines recent history, geography, and firsthand observations. He describes the customs of the Arabs of Tunis as well as those of the Jews and Berbers. Drawing on his contacts, the author is able to tour a royal palace, visits harems, and gets an invitation to a wedding at the home of a wealthy Jewish family. He also leads readers through the labyrinthine bazaars of Tunis, observes proceedings at the Bey's court, and provides an insider's account of the country's rather medieval government and penal system. Part 2 chronicles the author's travels through the remarkably varied Tunisian countryside to provincial towns including Bizerte, Kairouan, and Sfax. During his travels he visits desert oases and lives briefly in a Bedouin community, describing their lives, customs, and self-government. (Summary by Ted Lienhart)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Tunis; The Land and the People
• Author credits: Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 33
• Listed recording duration: 7:58:15

Catalogue topics

• tunisia - description and travel
• tunisia - social life and customs

Opening tracks: first 24 of 33

1. 00 - Preface — 1:40
2. 01 - Part I, Ch. 1: The Regency — 8:08
3. 02 - Ch. 2: The Bornous of the Prophet — 18:01
4. 03 - Ch. 3: Mohamed es Sadock Pasha Bey — 27:52
5. 04 - Ch. 4: The Palaces of the Bey — 25:02
6. 05 - Ch. 5: The Municipality and Public Institutions — 10:58
7. 06 - Ch. 6: Curiosities in Connection with the Tunisian Army and Navy — 20:46
8. 07 - Ch. 7: Life and Customs of Good Society in Tunis — 20:19
9. 08 - Ch. 8: Life in a Moorish Harem — 26:38
10. 09 - Ch. 9: Walks Through the Bazaars of Tunis — 23:54
11. 10 - Ch. 10: In the Ghetto — 20:41
12. 11 - Ch. 11: The Jewish Women of Tunis — 14:03
13. 12 - Ch. 12: A Jewish Wedding — 18:09
14. 13 - Ch. 13: A Chapter about the Management of the Government — 7:40
15. 14 - Ch. 14: A Court of Justice Under His Highness the Bey — 20:48
16. 15 - Ch. 15: Administration of Justice and the State of Prisons in Capital and Province — 15:37
17. 16 - Ch. 16: Wanderings in the Environs of Tunis — 8:58
18. 17 - Ch. 17: The Quarter of the Franks and the European Colonies — 10:20
19. 18 - Ch. 18: The Harbour and Watering-Place of Goletta — 11:04
20. 19 - Part II, Ch. 1: Mater, A Tunisian Provincial Town — 15:54
21. 20 - Ch. 2: The Medsherda Valley and Its Towns — 12:19
22. 21 - Ch. 3: Habits and Life of the Berbers — 17:02
23. 22 - Ch. 4: To the ruins of Utica — 15:18
24. 23 - Ch. 5: Biserta and Its Lake District — 6:39

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