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Art of Travel

Public domain audiobook

Art of Travel

by Sir Francis Galton

English· 13:38:20· 48 chapters
The Art of Travel is a handbook of practical advice for the adventure seeking Victorian. We hear how to organize all steps of a voyage, from the very beginnings (qualifications of a traveller, how to organize an expedition, the perfect outfit), to the actual trip (how to choose a bivouac, huts and tents, what game to shoot - and how, as well as dealing with (hostile) savages), until the final, hopefully successful, return of the traveller (arranging memoranda). (Summary by Availle)

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Preface

    07:23
  2. Chapter 2

    Preparatory Enquiries

    10:42
  3. Chapter 3

    Organising an Expedition

    09:30
  4. Chapter 4

    Outfit

    17:35
  5. Chapter 5

    Medicine

    22:08
  6. Chapter 6

    Surveying Instruments

    04:43
  7. Chapter 7

    Memoranda and Log-Books

    12:09
  8. Chapter 8

    Measurements

    25:53
  9. Chapter 9

    Climbing and Mountaineering

    33:17
  10. Chapter 10

    Cattle

    32:21
  11. Chapter 11

    Harness

    22:59
  12. Chapter 12

    Carriages

    11:16
  13. Chapter 13

    Swimming

    12:58
  14. Chapter 14

    Rafts and Boats

    39:44
  15. Chapter 15

    Fords and Bridges

    08:00
  16. Chapter 16

    Clothing

    32:13
  17. Chapter 17

    Bedding

    12:36
  18. Chapter 18

    Bivouac

    27:23
  19. Chapter 19

    Huts

    21:43
  20. Chapter 20

    Sleeping-Bags

    07:00
  21. Chapter 21

    Tents

    28:31
  22. Chapter 22

    Furniture

    06:09
  23. Chapter 23

    Fire

    40:32
  24. Chapter 24

    Food

    46:53
  25. Chapter 25

    Water for Drinking

    1:00:42
  26. Chapter 26

    Guns and Rifles

    14:18
  27. Chapter 27

    Gun-fittings and Ammunition

    16:30
  28. Chapter 28

    Hints on Shooting

    25:53
  29. Chapter 29

    Other Means of Capturing Game

    16:06
  30. Chapter 30

    Fishing

    08:24
  31. Chapter 31

    Signals

    16:44
  32. Chapter 32

    Bearings by Compass, Sun, etc.

    15:09
  33. Chapter 33

    Marks by the Wayside

    07:35
  34. Chapter 34

    On Finding the Way

    18:30
  35. Chapter 35

    Caches and Depots

    20:25
  36. Chapter 36

    Management of Savages

    06:33
  37. Chapter 37

    Hostilities

    20:34
  38. Chapter 38

    Mechanical Appliances

    09:45
  39. Chapter 39

    Knots

    04:37
  40. Chapter 40

    Writing Materials

    12:39
  41. Chapter 41

    Timber

    09:47
  42. Chapter 42

    Metals

    07:27
  43. Chapter 43

    Leather

    07:01
  44. Chapter 44

    Cords, String, and Thread

    03:35
  45. Chapter 45

    Membrane, Sinew, and Horn

    04:58
  46. Chapter 46

    Pottery

    01:36
  47. Chapter 47

    Candles and Lamps

    06:18
  48. Chapter 48

    Conclusion of the Journey

    09:36