Meridiana: The adventures of three Englishmen and three Russians in South Africa by Jules VERNE (1828 - 1905), translated by Ellen E FREWER (1848 - )
Genre(s): Travel Fiction

Read by: Ryan, BettyB, Mike Pelton, Gillian Hendrie, Wayne Anderson, ToddHW, Joseph DeNoia, GentleJim, timli in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Ch 1 - On the Banks of the Orange River
00:18:08 - 02 - Ch 2 - Official Presentations
00:30:13 - 03 - Ch 3 - The Land Journey
00:45:09 - 04 - Ch 4 - A Few Words About the 'Metre'
00:59:36 - 05 - Ch 5 - A Hottentot Village
01:14:51 - 06 - Ch 6 - Better Acquaintances
01:30:19 - 07 - Ch 7 - The Base of the Triangle
01:46:21 - 08 - Ch 8 - The Twenty-fourth Meridian
01:55:24 - 09 - Ch 9 - The Kraal
02:14:31 - 10 - Ch 10 - The Rapid
02:24:38 - 11 - Ch 11 - A Missing Companion
02:37:00 - 12 - Ch 12- A Station to Sir John's Liking
02:50:14 - 13 - Ch 13 - Pacification by Fire
03:00:23 - 14 - Ch 14 - A Declaration of War
03:10:11 - 15 - Ch 15 - A Geometric Progression
03:23:31 - 16 - Ch 16 - Danger in Disguise
03:38:30 - 17 - Ch 17 - An Unexpected Blight
03:52:57 - 18 - Ch 18 - The Desert
04:13:29 - 19 - Ch 19 - Science Undaunted
04:24:01 - 20 - Ch 20 - Standing a Seige
04:36:17 - 21 - Ch 21 - Suspense
04:48:18 - 22 - Ch 22 - Hide and Seek
05:16:38 - 23 - Ch 23 - Homeward Bound

Three Englishmen and Three Russians travel across the width of South Africa to measure a meridian. The outbreak of the Crimean War makes the Russians enemy agents in an English colony. Summary by Kim.

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