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Coffee Break Collection 007 - Travel
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Various
This is the seventh collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in le…
Diversions in Sicily
Read by R. S. Steinberg
Henry Festing Jones
Samuel Butler's biographer dedicates his urbane account of the culture and entertainments of rural Sicily to the unborn son of his guide to …
Away in the Wilderness
Read by Roger Melin
R. M. Ballantyne
Jasper Derry was on a mission. He had left the northern wilderness a few years earlier when he had worked for the Hudson's Bay Company, but …
Cinq semaines en ballon
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Jules Verne
Un savant, Samuel Ferguson, accompagné de son domestique Joe et de son ami Dick Kennedy entreprend de traverser le continent africain…
Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt
Read by Sibella Denton
R. Talbot Kelly
A short travelogue of Egypt, this book was written as part of an early 20th century series of travelogues on exotic destinations. (Summary b…
Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the…
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Frank G. Carpenter
Travel stories of the land "Down Under" from 100 years ago. Native life and scenery and commerce of islands such as Tonga and Fiji…
Things Seen in Spain
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Catherine Gasquoine Hartley
Written in 1912, Hartley’s account of her travels in Spain discusses the fascinating country and its people. She dedicates a section to each…
Toffee Takes A Trip
Read by Ben Tucker
Henry Farrell
Marc Pillsworth decided he needed a vacation—so he went on a trip. But where Marc went, Toffee followed—with trouble. - Summary by Fantastic…
Explorers and Travellers
Read by William Tomcho
Adolphus W. Greely
“Explorers and Travellers” is a collection of short biographies of some of America’s intrepid explorers. Adolphus W. Greely writes brief but…
A Woman Who Went to Alaska
Read by Karen Commins
May Kellogg Sullivan
Alaska has only been a state since 1959, and the breathtaking terrain remains mostly unspoiled and natural. In modern times, many of us have…
Tales Of Lonely Trails
Read by David Wales
Zane Grey
Western novelist Zane Grey (1872-1939) also wrote nonfiction books about the American West and its country. This 1922 tribute to country he…
The Sea and the Jungle
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Henry Major Tomlinson
Considered one of the greatest travel narratives, The Sea and the Jungle is H.M. Tomlinson's firsthand account of the first journey of an En…
Faery Lands of the South Seas
Read by John W. Michaels
James Norman Hall
Returning from the horrors of World War I James Hall and Charles Nordhoff follow a dream to tour the South Pacific. They later co authored “…
Peaks of Shala
Read by Steven Seitel
Rose Wilder Lane
This book was published in 1923. From the author's own Introduction: "I would not have this book considered too seriously. It is not an…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 052
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Various
Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Nature and Science--fall scenery,…
The Mysterious Traveler 12 29 46 If You Believe
A scientists succeeds in creating artificial life that begins to take shape as a result of millions of newspaper readers.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson
Read by Anthony Ogus
James Boswell
An anecdotal account of the journey undertaken by James Boswell and Samuel Johnson to the Scottish Highlands and the Hebrides Islands - Summ…
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
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Sir John Mandeville
This is an Elizabethan translation of a 14th century travelogue, allegedly composed by one Sir John Mandeville. According to the book, John …