The Footpath Way: An Anthology for Walkers


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This 1911 anthology is a collection of musings on the pleasures, challenges, and experience of walking. It features some famous authors (Thoreau, Dickens, Whitman, etc.) and others who are less well known. The works include essays, excerpts from fictional works, and first-person accounts of adventures had while walking. The collection was compiled by Hilaire Belloc, a Franco-English writer, many of whose books have been recorded for Librivox. - Summary by Verla Viera (5 hr 45 min)

Capítulos

Introduction 21:27 Leído por Verla Viera
Walking an Antidote to City Poison; On Going a Journey 28:59 Leído por valroth
The Bishop of Salisbury’s Horse; A Strolling Pedlar; A Stout Pedestrian; Lake … 22:27 Leído por Steve C
Walking, and the Wild, Part 1 25:06 Leído por tshoes76
Walking, and the Wild, Part 2 23:33 Leído por tshoes76
Walking, and the Wild, Part 3 23:52 Leído por tshoes76
A Young Tramp 10:35 Leído por April6090
De Quincey leads the Simple Life 7:06 Leído por Stacey Malcolm
A Resolution 18:52 Leído por Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi
The Snowdon Ranger 17:00 Leído por Agnes Robert Behr
Song of the Open Road 19:31 Leído por valroth
Walking Tours; Sylvanus Urban discovers a Good Brew 23:35 Leído por jenno
Minchmoor 22:59 Leído por Agnes Robert Behr
In Praise of Walking, Part 1 21:18 Leído por marisad6
In Praise of Walking, Part 2 23:36 Leído por marisad6
The Exhilarations of the Road 35:39 Leído por janicwedge