The Romance of Modern Exploration


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It may be thought, perhaps, that exploration must be comparatively easy today. Less laborious no doubt it is in some details when Mandeville and Magellan travelled. But there are difficulties enough remaining to leave the romance of exploration untouched. Every explorer carries his life in his hand, however fine may be his outfit. Within the limits of this volume it is impossible even to notice all the modern explorers who have a claim on our admiration. - Summary adapted from the introduction (11 hr 17 min)

Chapters

Introduction 4:46 Read by Larry Wilson
Four Years in the Wilds of Asia 43:23 Read by prajak
Further Adventures in Eastern Turkestan and Tibet 28:58 Read by David Logan Hayter
Surveying in Mid-Asia 34:04 Read by prajak
Lhasa Visited 32:09 Read by Piotr Nater
From Manchurian to the Pamirs 23:43 Read by Ted Lienhart
An Adventurous Journey Among Celestials and Lamas 28:30 Read by prajak
The Strange People of the East Indian Archipelago 26:26 Read by Yoganandh T
The Golden Roofs of Timbuctu, and the Mouths of the Niger 43:27 Read by Ted Lienhart
Scenes from Livingstone's Journeys 35:00 Read by Larry Wilson
African Aboriginals 16:06 Read by Ted Lienhart
The Secrets of Masai Land 28:42 Read by Rita Boutros
The Engineer in the Sahara 21:24 Read by mleigh
Surveying in African Swamps and Deserts 19:56 Read by Doreen Marcotte
Surprises of the Galla Countries 23:11 Read by Rita Boutros
Among the Bandits of the Great Desert 25:11 Read by mleigh
King Solomon's Mines 23:24 Read by Larry Wilson
A Brave Dash for the North Pole 28:27 Read by Yoganandh T
Towards the Pole in a Balloon 15:17 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
A Peep into Eskimo Life 19:27 Read by Rita Boutros
In the Heart of the Southern Ice Continent 30:03 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
The Romance of a Great River 23:17 Read by BettyB
Through Canadian Forests and Mountains 24:09 Read by Ted Lienhart
Among South American Forests 24:23 Read by Ted Lienhart
Furthest Skywards 14:55 Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
How the Murray was Found 15:52 Read by Piotr Nater
An Australian Tragedy 23:15 Read by Dan McNellan