The History of the Suez Canal

About this film

LibriVox recording of The History of the Suez Canal by Ferdinand de Lesseps. (Translated by Henry Drummond-Wolff.) Read in English by Availle. A lively picture of the origin and completion of the Suez Canal (built between 1859 and 1869) and his architect, Vicomte de Lesseps. This is the translation of a lecture given before the Societe de Gens Lettres in Paris, in April 1870 by de Lesseps himself. (Summary by Availle) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (45MB)

Directors & creators

Ferdinand de Lesseps

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; history; architecture; memoirs; Egypt; Suez; engineering;

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