Eric Newby – Slowly Down the Ganges By: Eric Newby [Audiobook]

Author: Eric Newby
Narrated by: James Bryce

Slowly Down the Ganges is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush and Love and War in the Apennines. Told with Newby’s self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history.

On his 44th birthday, Eric Newby sets out on an incredible journey: to travel the 1,200-mile length of India’s holy river. In a misguided attempt to keep him out of trouble, Wanda, his lifelong travel companion and wife, is to be his fellow boatwoman. Their plan is to begin in the great plain of Hardwar and finish in the Bay of Bengal, but the journey almost immediately becomes markedly slower and more treacherous than either had imagined – running aground 63 times in the first six days.

Travelling in a variety of unstable boats, as well as by rail, bus and bullock cart, and resting at sandbanks and remote villages, the Newbys encounter engaging characters and glorious mishaps, including the non-existence of large-scale maps of the country, a realisation that questions of pure ‘logic’ cause grave offense and, on one occasion, the only person in sight for miles is an old man who is himself unsure where he is. Newby’s only consolation: on a river, if you go downstream, you’re sure to end up somewhere…. 

General Information
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 Title:                  Slowly Down the Ganges
 Author:                 Eric Newby
 Read By:                James Bryce
 Copyright:              2019
 Audiobook Copyright:    2019
 Genre:                  Audiobook
 Publisher:              Harper Collins
 Abridged:               No
Original Media Information
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 Media:                  Downloaded
 Source:                 Library
 Condition:              New
File Information
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 Number of MP3s:         30
 Total Duration:         14:22:31
 Total MP3 Size:         395.79 MB
 Encoded At:             64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono
 ID3 Tags:               Set, v1.1, v2.3
Book Description
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Slowly Down the Ganges is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside 
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush and Love and War in the Apennines. Told 
with Newby's self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this 
is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history.-
On his 44th birthday, Eric Newby sets out on an incredible journey: 
to travel the 1,200-mile length of India's holy river. In a misguided 
attempt to keep him out of trouble, Wanda, his lifelong travel companion 
and wife, is to be his fellow boatwoman. Their plan is to begin in the 
great plain of Hardwar and finish in the Bay of Bengal, but the journey 
almost immediately becomes markedly slower and more treacherous than 
either had imagined - running aground 63 times in the first six days.-
Travelling in a variety of unstable boats, as well as by rail, bus and 
bullock cart, and resting at sandbanks and remote villages, the Newbys 
encounter engaging characters and glorious mishaps, including the non-existence 
of large-scale maps of the country, a realisation that questions of 
pure 'logic' cause grave offense and, on one occasion, the only person 
in sight for miles is an old man who is himself unsure where he is. 
Newby's only consolation: on a river, if you go downstream, you're sure 
to end up somewhere.... 

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