by Samuel G.
About this book
A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel by Samuel G. is a beguiling early-20th-century travelogue that sweeps listeners from Madeira and the Spanish coast to Constantinople, Jerusalem, Cairo, and the storied ports of Italy and France. Part history, part travel narrative and rich with sea stories, Samuel G. records a cruise through a Mediterranean on the cusp of change—evoking Ottoman Constantinople, the rise of the Young Turks, the sacred sights of the Holy Land, and the timeless ruins of Greece and Rome.
Filled with vivid, anecdotal scenes and illustrated descriptions, the book blends personal encounters, local color, and historical context: market bazaars, Nile views, the Dead Sea, Pompeii’s ruins, and the everyday bustle of port cities. The author’s wry observations and nautical detail give the voyage the cadence of a seasoned mariner’s log while preserving the curiosity of a wandering historian.
Ideal for fans of historical travel writing, maritime adventures, and armchair explorers who relish atmospheric, period accounts, this audiobook offers an immersive passage through the Mediterranean’s cultures and crises at a pivotal moment in history. Listen for lively storytelling, evocative settings, and a transportive sense of place.
