Travels in Kamtschatka (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. During the Years 1787 and 1788 (Complete Edition)By Jean-Baptiste Barthélemy de Lesseps
Length12h 38m
About this audiobook
Travels in Kamtschatka (Vol. 1&2) is both an itinerary and an Enlightenment ethnography, recording the remote peninsula, its settlements, climates, routes, and peoples with the precision expected of late eighteenth-century scientific travel. De Lesseps combines practical observation with narrative immediacy: sled journeys, Russian outposts, Indigenous customs, natural history, and imperial frontiers are rendered in a prose style at once documentary and dramatic, placing the work beside the great Pacific and Siberian voyage literature of his age. Jean-Baptiste Barthélemy de Lesseps was uniquely positioned to write such a book. Attached to La Pérouse's celebrated expedition, he was entrusted at Kamtschatka with dispatches to carry overland to France, a mission that spared him the expedition's tragic disappearance. His account reflects diplomatic training, linguistic curiosity, and the urgency of a witness preserving knowledge gathered at the edge of European geographic understanding. This work is recommended to readers interested in exploration, imperial contact zones, Russian Siberia, and the history of ethnographic observation. It remains valuable not merely as adventure, but as a rare survivor's testimony to an ambitious scientific enterprise.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreTravel
Length12 hrs 38 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 10, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Travels in Kamtschatka (Vol. 1&2)
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6VOLUME 1
7Table of Contents
8PREFACE.
9TRAVELS IN KAMTSCHATKA, &c. (pt. 1)
10TRAVELS IN KAMTSCHATKA, &c. (pt. 2)
11VOLUME 2
12Table of Contents
13TRAVELS IN KAMTSCHATKA, &c. (pt. 1)
14TRAVELS IN KAMTSCHATKA, &c. (pt. 2)
15TRAVELS IN KAMTSCHATKA, &c. (pt. 3)
16FOOTNOTES
17VOCABULARY OF THE KAMTSCHADALE, KORIAC, TCHOUKTCHI, AND LAMOUT LANGUAGES.
18VOCABULARY OF THE KAMTSCHADALE LANGUAGE, At St. Peter and St. Paul, and at Paratounka[1].
19Analysis
20Reflection
21Memorable Quotes
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