The Sea and the Jungle by H. M. Tomlinson

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The Sea and the Jungle

by H. M. Tomlinson

Narrator Frederick Davidson

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Length 10 hours 41 minutes

Language English

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One rainy morning in the winter of 1909, a man with an altogether average look about him quit his job at the London Morning Leader, kissed his wife and children goodbye, and took a train to Swansea in Wales, where he talked his way aboard a freighter bound for the upper reaches of the Amazon. Three years later, Tomlinson published a book about his adventures. This book made him famous.

“The Sea and the Jungle,” wrote David McCord, “is an invitation to a new experience. It is more than that: an invitation to a new attitude toward life. Sadness perhaps, but no harshness; concern, but no diminution of spirit; doubt, but no hauling down the ensign. ‘The right good book,’ says Mr. Tomlinson, ‘is always a book of travel: it is about a life’s journey.’”

Travel Essays Nonfiction

Henry Major Tomlinson (1873–1958) was a British writer and journalist who wrote about London, the sea, the tropics, and the futility of war. He wrote many novels—including Gallions Reach, All Our Yesterdays, and Morning Light—but is probably best known for his travel books, including The Turn of the Tide and London River.

Frederick Davidson (1932–2005), also known as David Case, was one of the most prolific readers in the audiobook industry, recording more than eight hundred audiobooks in his lifetime, including over two hundred for Blackstone Audio. Born in London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed for many years in radio plays for the British Broadcasting Company before coming to America in 1976. He received AudioFile’s Golden Voice Award and numerous Earphones Awards and was nominated for a Grammy for his readings.