About this book
Annie Brassey's A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam: Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months' whisks listeners aboard a Victorian yacht for an unforgettable circumnavigation filled with vivid travel and artful observation. Brassey recounts ports of call from Madeira, Tenerife and the Cape Verde Islands to Rio de Janeiro, the River Plate and the pampas, then on through the Straits of Magellan to Chile, Tahiti, the South Sea islands and the Sandwich Islands — with luminous scenes of Kilauea among them.
Part travelogue, part social portrait, Brassey blends keen reportage with lyrical description and accompanying illustrations, offering insights into 19th-century seafaring life, colonial encounters, natural history and the comforts and challenges of life aboard the Sunbeam. Her voice captures the rhythms of ocean travel and the wonder of distant landscapes while reflecting the attitudes and curiosities of the Victorian era.
Perfect for fans of classic travel writing, maritime adventure and historical nonfiction, this audiobook appeals to armchair travelers, lovers of illustrated travel narratives, and anyone intrigued by a woman’s spirited account of global exploration in the 1880s.
