A Sense of the World, Jason Roberts
A Sense of the World, Jason Roberts
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A Sense of the World

Author: Jason Roberts

Narrator: John Curless

Unabridged: 13 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/19/2008


Synopsis

He was known simply as the 'Blind Traveller' - a solitary, sightless adventurer who, astonishingly, fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon and helped chart the Australian outback.

James Holman (1786-1857) became 'one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored': in his day a celebrity, a bestselling author, but one who outlived his fame and died in obscurity. A Sense of the World is a spellbinding and moving rediscovery of one of history's most epic lives.

Drawing on meticulous research, Jason Roberts ushers us into Holman's uniquely vivid sensory realm, then sweeps us away on an extraordinary journey across the known world during the Age of Exploration.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Austin

this book seems to give a good picture about the following things i have never experienced: 1. being blind 2. living in the 19th century 3. being in the british navy 4. the nature of world travel before there was a world tourism industy 5. the nature of the medical profession in england in the 19th centu......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

An amazing biography on a little-known historical figure, John Holman. I think this blurb describes it best: "He was known simply as the Blind Traveler, a solitary, sightless adventurer who fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon and......more

I have read an amazing book about a blind traveler in the XIXth Century. Jason Roberts has done a priceless job in bringing this role-setting man to life again. The book is truly breathtaking. Holman’s adventures sound like very far-fetched fiction. It’s insane how he could travel the world alone at......more