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The Art of Travel.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)(Young Adult Review)
From: Kliatt
Date: 20031101
Author:Grant, Sunnie
Alain de Botton. 2002. Read by Steven Crossley. 4 tapes. 5.5 hrs. Clipper Audio, dist. by Recorded Books. 1-84197-493-5. $36.00. Vinyl; content notes. A
This is a philosophical narration as opposed to a typical travelogue. Utilizing guides such as Gustave Flaubert, John Ruskin, and William Wordsworth. Alain de Botton maneuvers the listener past the monotonous chrome and glass of jet-aged travel back through time to the romanticized era of coaches, sailing ships, and caravans. Rather than a modern-day handbook with hotel ratings and subway timetables, this is an historical ...
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