Suggest a "Staff Pick" for archive.org

Timothy Ferguson · Post by **Timothy Ferguson** » June 7th, 2022, 7:02 am

Poetry: The Listeners, by Walter de la Mare is a favourite, and we have a billion copies of it about.

Epachuko · Post by **Epachuko** » June 9th, 2022, 10:33 am

I would like to make some suggestions in spanish about great travels, just in case:

- the first navigation around the globe by Magallanes and Elcano:https://librivox.org/primer-viaje-en-torno-del-globo-by-antonio-pigafetta/

- The first full navigation and discovery of the Amazonas by Europeans by Orellana:https://librivox.org/descubrimiento-del-rio-de-las-amazonas-by-gaspar-de-carvajal/ just fresh into the catalogue!

- a great classic, the Marco Polo's travels:https://librivox.org/los-viajes-de-marco-polo-by-rustichello-da-pisa/

Thanks

Post by **Availle** » June 9th, 2022, 4:44 pm

Timothy, I prefer not to link to individual recordings, even though this one is a nice choice!

I LOVE other languages, thank you, Epachuko!

Post by **TriciaG** » June 9th, 2022, 5:23 pm

Availle wrote: ↑June 9th, 2022, 4:44 pm Timothy, I prefer not to link to individual recordings, even though this one is a nice choice!

I LOVE other languages, thank you, Epachuko!

It's a weekly poem, so would that work, rather than linking to one recording? https://librivox.org/the-listeners-by-walter-de-la-mare/

Post by **Availle** » June 9th, 2022, 8:47 pm

It's still only a 2-minute recording... If it's in a whole collection of the author's poetry, I would consider it.

The staff picks have to last you for an entire month.

Post by **mightyfelix** » June 9th, 2022, 10:14 pm

How about The Cloister and the Hearth? https://librivox.org/the-cloister-and-the-hearth-by-charles-reade/

I'm not sure how much travel plays a role in the later parts of the book. But I'm about 30 chapters in, and Gerard is making his way (on foot!) from Holland to Rome. He's already had several adventures along the way. (I'm loving this book so far, by the way!)

Post by **Availle** » June 10th, 2022, 12:18 am

Sounds good! And with 36 hours definitely not a short one.

Post by **annise** » June 10th, 2022, 5:49 am

https://librivox.org/travels-with-a-donkey-in-the-cevennes-by-robert-louis-stevenson/

Anne

Post by **Availle** » June 10th, 2022, 5:50 am

Post by **annise** » June 10th, 2022, 6:02 am

https://librivox.org/a-bachelor-girl-in-burma-by-geraldine-edith-mitton/ is also interesting - and she shows respect for other religions and cultures.

Anne

Post by **TriciaG** » June 10th, 2022, 6:06 am

https://librivox.org/wonderful-adventures-of-mrs-seacole-in-many-lands-by-mary-seacole/
She was in Panama before the canal was built, and was in the Crimea during the siege of Sevastopol.

https://librivox.org/cycling-in-the-alps-by-c-l-freeston/
This book will get you thinking anyone can bike up those mountains!

Post by **Availle** » June 10th, 2022, 6:09 am

Thank you both!

I think we're pretty covered on the non-fiction already.

Any travel-related novels? Besides the entire oeuvre of Jules Verne, I mean.

Post by **TriciaG** » June 10th, 2022, 6:58 am

How about a dramatic reading? https://librivox.org/excuse-me-by-rupert-hughes/

Post by **Availle** » June 10th, 2022, 4:12 pm

Excellent find!

Post by **annise** » June 10th, 2022, 5:12 pm

Don't know if you have used it but https://librivox.org/the-wonderful-adventures-of-nils-by-selma-lagerloef/ is also available in Spanish.
And it is fiction