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An Inland Voyage

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(3,778 Sterne; 9 Bewertungen)

As a young man, Stevenson wished to be financially independent and began his literary career by writing travelogues. This is his first published work, written at a time when travel for pleasure was still a rarity. He and a friend traveled by canoe through France and Belgium and he relates how they were thrown in jail, mistaken for traveling salesmen and became embroiled in gypsy life. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (3 hr 56 min)

Chapters

Preface

3:50

Read by Greg Giordano

Antwerp to Boom

8:21

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

The Willebroek Canal

11:46

Read by DJRickyV

The Royal Sport Nautique

10:33

Read by Lynne T

At Mauberge

9:02

Read by Lynne T

On The Sambre Canalised

10:27

Read by TheLadyAmy

Pont-Sur-Sambre -- We Are Pedlars

11:39

Read by Lynne T

Pont-Sur-Sambre -- The Travelling Merchant

10:16

Read by Alan Mapstone

On The Sambre Canalised To Landrecies

10:38

Read by Lynne T

At Landrecies

8:53

Read by Lynne T

Sambre And Oise Canal -- Canal Boats

9:56

Read by Greg Giordano

The Oise In Flood

13:51

Read by Phil Schempf

Origny Sainte-Benoite -- A By-Day

9:07

Read by Denise Nordell

Origny Sainte-Benoite -- The Company At Table

9:52

Read by Denise Nordell

Down The Oise To Moy

11:37

Read by Gabriela Cowan

La Fere Of Cursed Memory

13:10

Read by Gabriela Cowan

Down The Oise Through The Golden Valley

4:39

Read by Alan Mapstone

Noyon Cathedral

10:52

Read by DJRickyV

Down The Oise To Compiegne

5:06

Read by Lynne T

At Compiegne

10:06

Read by Greg Giordano

Changed Times

12:53

Read by Greg Giordano

Down The Oise: Church Interiors

9:52

Read by KHand

Precy And The Marionnettes

16:49

Read by KHand

Back To The World

3:38

Read by Greg Giordano

Bewertungen

Not one of RLS's best

(2 Sterne)

I had high hopes of this, having read and enjoyed other books by Stevenson, and having traveled through France and done some canoe touring myself. However, despite some good passages and occasional insights, this book features far too many long digressions into the author's sometimes rambling thoughts. The quality of the readings is mixed: some are fairly good, but others are hard to follow. The penultimate chapter includes a passage in French - a language which I understand - but the reader clearly had no idea how to pronounce it, with the result that I understood barely a quarter of the words. It may seem churlish to criticize readers who have kindly volunteered their time like this, but I really wish they would ensure they would check that they are up to reading the text before agreeing to read it.

TEDIOUS

(2,5 Sterne)

It has its moments, but they are few and far between.