The Romance of Modern Exploration

Archibald Williams (1871 - 1934)

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

Genre(s): Exploration

Language: English

Group: The Library of Romance

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction Larry Wilson
00:04:46
Play 01 Four Years in the Wilds of Asia prajak
00:43:23
Play 02 Further Adventures in Eastern Turkestan and Tibet David Logan Hayter
00:28:58
Play 03 Surveying in Mid-Asia prajak
00:34:04
Play 04 Lhasa Visited Piotr Nater
00:32:09
Play 05 From Manchurian to the Pamirs Ted Lienhart
00:23:43
Play 06 An Adventurous Journey Among Celestials and Lamas prajak
00:28:30
Play 07 The Strange People of the East Indian Archipelago Yoganandh T
00:26:26
Play 08 The Golden Roofs of Timbuctu, and the Mouths of the Niger Ted Lienhart
00:43:27
Play 09 Scenes from Livingstone's Journeys Larry Wilson
00:35:00
Play 10 African Aboriginals Ted Lienhart
00:16:06
Play 11 The Secrets of Masai Land Rita Boutros
00:28:42
Play 12 The Engineer in the Sahara mleigh
00:21:24
Play 13 Surveying in African Swamps and Deserts Doreen Marcotte
00:19:56
Play 14 Surprises of the Galla Countries Rita Boutros
00:23:11
Play 15 Among the Bandits of the Great Desert mleigh
00:25:11
Play 16 King Solomon's Mines Larry Wilson
00:23:24
Play 17 A Brave Dash for the North Pole Yoganandh T
00:28:27
Play 18 Towards the Pole in a Balloon Ciufi Galeazzi
00:15:17
Play 19 A Peep into Eskimo Life Rita Boutros
00:19:27
Play 20 In the Heart of the Southern Ice Continent Ciufi Galeazzi
00:30:03
Play 21 The Romance of a Great River BettyB
00:23:17
Play 22 Through Canadian Forests and Mountains Ted Lienhart
00:24:09
Play 23 Among South American Forests Ted Lienhart
00:24:23
Play 24 Furthest Skywards Ciufi Galeazzi
00:14:55
Play 25 How the Murray was Found Piotr Nater
00:15:52
Play 26 An Australian Tragedy Dan McNellan
00:23:15