Tracey W. (tracey13) reviewed Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 310 more book reviews
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Chapters from his book read by the author. He traveled to the last remaining parts of the British Empire to find out if the people on these remote islands really felt British and how well (or not) the government of Britain administers these outposts. Combines travel journal style writing, history and geography, and some social/political comments as well. Easy to follow. Some details may be dated (written in the 1980s) but I learnt a lot about how far the rule of the Brits still extends across the globe.
John O. (buzzby) -
He self-abridged the book for the CD, so he left out chapters on Hong Kong, Falklands, Bermuda and the British Caribbean. The more obscure the better, in his editing decisions. He only included Diego Garcia, Tristan de Cuehna, Gibralter, Ascension, and St. Helena, and unless I was asleep at the wheel when he read it (a possibility, I was driving pretty straight roads sometimes) he skipped the part where he was imprisoned for 3 months by the authorities, which was in the original book (well, I guess you might want to edit that out).
He's an old curmudgeon about almost everything, that got tiring when you are listening straight through, he is at his best when his droll humor kicks in describing Americans trying to buy islands and other absurdities.
He's an old curmudgeon about almost everything, that got tiring when you are listening straight through, he is at his best when his droll humor kicks in describing Americans trying to buy islands and other absurdities.
Signe W. (professora) reviewed Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 31 more book reviews
Very informative and entertaining! A great "read"!
Christy C. (scottishlassie) reviewed Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire (Audio CD) (Abridged) on + 25 more book reviews
Simon Winchester is a favorite writer.
He tells a GREAT tale and having the audio CD is extra special. It is like he is telling me personally about his travels (he reads his own book).
Really puts the travel bug into you as you travel the seas to the far corners of the British Empire. And there is no chance of getting sea sick!
He tells a GREAT tale and having the audio CD is extra special. It is like he is telling me personally about his travels (he reads his own book).
Really puts the travel bug into you as you travel the seas to the far corners of the British Empire. And there is no chance of getting sea sick!
