Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Europe
Frank G. Carpenter
Play
Length 10 h 44 min
Chapters 46
First published 1902
The book tries to give its young readers a living knowledge of Europe. The author conducts tours through various parts of Europe giving a glimpse of the people and their lives and livelihoods. He includes as well information on the natural resources and physical geography of those many countries. Summary by BettyB and preface.
Chapters
1
Preface Read by BettyB 5:11
2
Southern Ireland Read by BettyB 12:12
3
Central and Northern Ireland Read by BettyB 10:37
4
Glasgow and the Clyde Read by BettyB 10:05
5
The Scottish Highlands - Edinburgh Read by BettyB 9:45
6
Rural England Read by BettyB 8:28
7
Manufacturing England Read by BettyB 16:24
8
London - The Commercial Center of the World Read by BettyB 13:19
9
How England is Governed - A Visit to Parliament Read by BettyB 13:47
10
Rural France Read by BettyB 13:35
11
Commercial and Manufacturing France Read by BettyB 14:43
12
Paris - The Most Beautiful City in the World Read by BettyB 14:34
13
How France is Governed Read by BettyB 11:25
14
Belgium - The Busiest Workshop of Europe Read by BettyB 12:31
15
A Country Below the Sea Read by BettyB 15:45
16
In the Dutch Cities - Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague Read by BettyB 16:58
17
The Land of the Danes Read by BettyB 9:28
18
Where the Sun Shines at Midnight Read by BettyB 17:45
19
Travels in Norway and Sweden Read by BettyB 14:48
20
In the German Empire Read by BettyB 12:15
21
The Seaports of Germany Read by BettyB 12:33
22
Berlin Read by BettyB 17:11
23
The Emperor - How Germany is Governed Read by BettyB 10:15
24
Rural and Manufacturing Germany Read by BettyB 15:58
25
Up the Rhine to Switzerland Read by BettyB 21:18
26
Switzerland - The Alps Read by BettyB 15:37
27
The Swiss People and How They are Governed Read by BettyB 14:08
28
The Upper Danube - From Ulm to Vienna Read by BettyB 14:26
29
In the Capital of Austria-Hungary Read by BettyB 17:01
30
Hungary and the Hungarians Read by BettyB 11:18
31
On the Lower Danube from Budapest to the Black Sea Read by BettyB 12:25
32
In Odessa - General View of Russia Read by BettyB 15:50
33
The Russian Peasants - A Nation of Villages Read by BettyB 13:38
34
In St. Petersburg Read by BettyB 14:51
35
Moscow - Commercial and Manufacturing Russia Read by BettyB 17:57
36
Down the Volga to the Caspian Sea Read by BettyB 16:07
37
In Constantinople Read by BettyB 16:28
38
Among the Mohammedans Read by BettyB 12:23
39
In Modern Greece Read by BettyB 17:19
40
Venice Read by BettyB 15:43
41
Northern Italy Read by BettyB 13:45
42
Rome, the Capital of Italy Read by BettyB 10:11
43
Naples and Mount Vesuvius Read by BettyB 16:43
44
Rural Spain Read by BettyB 13:12
45
In the Cities of Spain Read by BettyB 14:39
46
The Kingdom of Portugal Read by BettyB 9:44
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