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Meridiana: The adventures of three Englishmen and three Russians in South Africa

Jules Verne (1828 - 1905)
Translated by Ellen E Frewer (1848 - )

Three Englishmen and Three Russians travel across the width of South Africa to measure a meridian. The outbreak of the Crimean War makes the Russians enemy agents in an English colony. Summary by Kim.

Genre(s): Travel Fiction

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Ch 1 - On the Banks of the Orange River	Ryan	00:18:09
Play 02	Ch 2 - Official Presentations	Ryan	00:12:05
Play 03	Ch 3 - The Land Journey	BettyB	00:14:56
Play 04	Ch 4 - A Few Words About the "Metre"	Mike Pelton	00:14:27
Play 05	Ch 5 - A Hottentot Village	Mike Pelton	00:15:15
Play 06	Ch 6 - Better Acquaintances	Gillian Hendrie	00:15:28
Play 07	Ch 7 - The Base of the Triangle	Mike Pelton	00:16:03
Play 08	Ch 8 - The Twenty-fourth Meridian	Gillian Hendrie	00:09:03
Play 09	Ch 9 - The Kraal	Mike Pelton	00:19:07
Play 10	Ch 10 - The Rapid	Wayne Anderson	00:10:07
Play 11	Ch 11 - A Missing Companion	ToddHW	00:12:22
Play 12	Ch 12- A Station to Sir John's Liking	ToddHW	00:13:15
Play 13	Ch 13 - Pacification by Fire	Joseph DeNoia	00:10:09
Play 14	Ch 14 - A Declaration of War	Joseph DeNoia	00:09:48
Play 15	Ch 15 - A Geometric Progression	GentleJim	00:13:19
Play 16	Ch 16 - Danger in Disguise	timli	00:15:00
Play 17	Ch 17 - An Unexpected Blight	Joseph DeNoia	00:14:26
Play 18	Ch 18 - The Desert	timli	00:20:32
Play 19	Ch 19 - Science Undaunted	Joseph DeNoia	00:10:33
Play 20	Ch 20 - Standing a Seige	Joseph DeNoia	00:12:16
Play 21	Ch 21 - Suspense	Joseph DeNoia	00:12:00
Play 22	Ch 22 - Hide and Seek	timli	00:28:20
Play 23	Ch 23 - Homeward Bound	BettyB	00:11:46

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