A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland
Samuel Johnson
Leído por LibriVox Volunteers
Samuel Johnson’s wit and tongue-in-cheek expressions make this record of the economy, education and politicks [sic] of remote settlements an entertaining pleasure. Johnson describes the primary produce, orders of precedence, and the politics of Scotland. Johnson’s data is collected by both his observations and his inquiry. - Summary by Chris Greaves (6 hr 56 min)
Capítulos
| Inch Keith | 5:02 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| St. Andrews | 10:35 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Aberbrothick, Montrose | 10:31 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Aberdeen | 12:31 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Slanes Castle, the Buller of Buchan | 6:26 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Bamff, Elgin, Fores. Calder. Fort George | 14:03 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Inverness | 6:41 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Lough Ness | 12:26 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Fall of Fiers, Fort Augustus | 5:54 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Anoch | 18:32 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Glensheals | 3:59 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| The Highlands | 13:47 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Glenelg | 3:47 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Sky. Armidel | 10:25 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Coriatachan In Sky | 16:15 | Leído por Elijah Fisher |
| Raasay | 21:18 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Dunvegan | 11:49 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Ulinish | 10:47 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Talisker In Sky | 5:56 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Ostig In Sky Part 1. | 37:14 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Ostig In Sky Part 2. | 35:13 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Ostig In Sky Part 3. | 34:10 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Col, Grissipol In Col | 8:54 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Castle of Col | 33:51 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Mull | 11:23 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Ulva | 3:19 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
| Inch Kenneth | 52:06 | Leído por Chris Greaves |
Reseñas
Not anything like Johnson's other works (such as Rasselas)
Jason Todd
I only listened to the last few chapters because I was reading it. When I found out it was on LibriVox, I started listening to it to help me finish school faster. The reader for what I listened to has a Scottish or Irish accent (I can never tell the difference), and that definitely adds something to the recording! Overall, the account is interesting and straightforward, and it's interesting to hear the little histories he sometimes gives. 👍
A. Brace
While the second reader may be excellent, the first is a real struggle to listen to. Within the first 30 seconds he mispronounces Hebrides and about every fourth word thereafter. If you’re hoping to hear accurate pronunciations of Scottish locations (or just large numbers of English words in general), this is not the version for you.
js.harbison1215@gmail.com
Fascinating book diminished by the first reader. I’ve never criticized a reader, but this one even mispronounced the Hebrides, which is a focus of Doctor Johnson’s writing. If this interests, James Boswell’s account of this Highland journey with Johnson is also on LibriVox.
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prusc
The second reader is great. It's true that the first reader mispronounces not only Scottish names like Hebrides, Edinburgh and McLeod, but also numerous everyday English words, but he has a clear American accent that is otherwise easy to understand.