Alps, the Danube and the Near East
Frank G. Carpenter
Play
Length 8 h 47 min
Chapters 37
First published 1924
Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many aspects of the culture of the times and the people of the regions. (Summary by Betty B)
Chapters
1
Introducing Ourselves Read by BettyB 3:13
2
At the World's Peace Capital Read by BettyB 18:13
3
Europe's Oldest Republic Read by BettyB 17:07
4
The Beehives of the Alps Read by BettyB 11:44
5
From the Top of the Jungfrau Read by BettyB 14:00
6
Venice Read by BettyB 14:12
7
Over the Plains of Lombardy to Milan Read by BettyB 17:25
8
The Eternal City Read by BettyB 16:05
9
The Grandeur that was Rome Read by BettyB 23:43
10
In Czechoslovakia Read by BettyB 17:16
11
Motoring through Bohemia Read by BettyB 12:45
12
A Nation of Athletes Read by BettyB 14:26
13
From Prague to Vienna Read by BettyB 9:23
14
Vienna Read by BettyB 14:00
15
Austria, the Republic Read by BettyB 11:27
16
In the Footsteps of the Hapsburgs Read by BettyB 11:09
17
The Country of the Magyars Read by BettyB 9:05
18
Budapest, Where East and West Meet Read by BettyB 14:40
19
Bread Lands of the Danube Read by BettyB 15:42
20
Belgrade Read by BettyB 15:36
21
The Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Read by BettyB 12:12
22
Peasant Maids and Patchwork Farms Read by BettyB 10:44
23
Athens Read by BettyB 16:57
24
The Kings of Greece Read by BettyB 14:08
25
Motoring through the Land of Homer Read by BettyB 15:09
26
Digging Up Old Greece Read by BettyB 14:58
27
Seen in Sofia Read by BettyB 15:10
28
Bulgaria and Its King Read by BettyB 15:12
29
A National Labor Army Read by BettyB 11:12
30
Greater Rumania Read by BettyB 14:39
31
In Rumania's Oil Fields Read by BettyB 13:26
32
At the Queen's Table Read by BettyB 21:43
33
Constantinople Read by BettyB 13:24
34
The New Woman in Turkey Read by BettyB 13:01
35
Here and There in Stamboul Read by BettyB 13:43
36
Fanatics of Islam Read by BettyB 17:29
37
The Passing of the Sultans Read by BettyB 13:09
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