A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months


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(4.5 stars; 9 reviews)

Mrs. Brassey, (in future, Lady Brassey) describes the events and sights of her family's voyage around in the world in 1876-1877 ( Dovie Cross) (15 hr 26 min)

Chapters

Dedication, Preface and Letter 3:05 Read by Dovie Cross
Farewell to Old England 19:15 Read by Dovie Cross
Madeira, Teneriffe, and Cape de Verde Islands 34:54 Read by Dovie Cross
Palma to Rio de Janeiro 20:29 Read by Dovie Cross
Rio de Janeiro 40:57 Read by Dovie Cross
The River Plate 25:43 Read by Dovie Cross
Life on the Pampas 29:10 Read by Dovie Cross
More about the Argentine Republic 25:24 Read by Dovie Cross
River Plate to Sandy Point, Straights of Magellan 42:32 Read by Dovie Cross
Sandy Point to Lota Bay 33:35 Read by Dovie Cross
Chili 38:26 Read by Dovie Cross
Santiago and Valparaiso 32:21 Read by Dovie Cross
Valparaiso to Tahiti 28:04 Read by Dovie Cross
The South Sea Islands 27:53 Read by Dovie Cross
At Tahiti 50:57 Read by Dovie Cross
Tahiti to Sandwich Islands - Kilauea by Day and by Night 41:10 Read by Dovie Cross
Hawaiian Sports 30:52 Read by Dovie Cross
Honolulu - Departure for Japan 19:49 Read by Dovie Cross
Honolulu to Yokohama 22:01 Read by Dovie Cross
Yokohama 31:18 Read by Dovie Cross
Kioto, Late Miaco 39:21 Read by Dovie Cross
The Inland Sea 40:45 Read by Dovie Cross
To Canton up the Pearl River 28:24 Read by Dovie Cross
From Macao to Singapore 32:47 Read by Dovie Cross
Singapore 34:54 Read by Dovie Cross
Ceylon 33:34 Read by Dovie Cross
To Aden 29:07 Read by Kristine Bekere
Via Suez Canal 38:26 Read by Kristine Bekere
'Home' 28:34 Read by Kristine Bekere
Appendix 22:45 Read by Kristine Bekere

Reviews

Nice!


(5 stars)

Interesting book. Dovie is a great reader and I would listen to anything she reads.


(3 stars)

enjoyed the book, but one chapter would not download. Had to skip it