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A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland

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(3,444 Sterne; 9 Bewertungen)

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)

Chapters

Inch Keith

5:02

Read by Elijah Fisher

St. Andrews

10:35

Read by Elijah Fisher

Aberbrothick, Montrose

10:31

Read by Elijah Fisher

Aberdeen

12:31

Read by Elijah Fisher

Slanes Castle, the Buller of Buchan

6:26

Read by Elijah Fisher

Bamff, Elgin, Fores. Calder. Fort George

14:03

Read by Elijah Fisher

Inverness

6:41

Read by Elijah Fisher

Lough Ness

12:26

Read by Elijah Fisher

Fall of Fiers, Fort Augustus

5:54

Read by Elijah Fisher

Anoch

18:32

Read by Elijah Fisher

Glensheals

3:59

Read by Elijah Fisher

The Highlands

13:47

Read by Elijah Fisher

Glenelg

3:47

Read by Elijah Fisher

Sky. Armidel

10:25

Read by Elijah Fisher

Coriatachan In Sky

16:15

Read by Elijah Fisher

Raasay

21:18

Read by Chris Greaves

Dunvegan

11:49

Read by Chris Greaves

Ulinish

10:47

Read by Chris Greaves

Talisker In Sky

5:56

Read by Chris Greaves

Ostig In Sky Part 1.

37:14

Read by Chris Greaves

Ostig In Sky Part 2.

35:13

Read by Chris Greaves

Ostig In Sky Part 3.

34:10

Read by Chris Greaves

Col, Grissipol In Col

8:54

Read by Chris Greaves

Castle of Col

33:51

Read by Chris Greaves

Mull

11:23

Read by Chris Greaves

Ulva

3:19

Read by Chris Greaves

Inch Kenneth

52:06

Read by Chris Greaves

Bewertungen

Not anything like Johnson's other works (such as Rasselas)

(4 Sterne)

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. 👍

(1 Sterne)

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.

(2 Sterne)

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.

good

(3 Sterne)

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.