сонсоотой ном · a book worth the listen
A quiet audiobook library of Mongolia & Central Asia
Hand-cleaned public-domain travel and exploration writing: the journals of envoys, missionaries, and explorers across the plateau, narrated for unhurried listening. Sonsoo is invitation only.
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9 books · about 54 hours of narration · in the order the journeys happened
Seven centuries of the same territory
Every book placed at the years its journey happened — from the medieval envoys to the motorcar expeditions.
- The Voyage of John of Plano Carpini1245–1247 · Carpini
- The Journal of William of Rubruck1253–1255 · Rubruck
- Among the Mongols1870–1882 · Gilmour
- Under a Lucky Star1884–1943 · Andrews
- Larson, Duke of Mongolia1893–1929 · Larson
- Journeys in Mongolia1902 · Campbell
- Across Mongolian Plains1919–1920 · Andrews
- Beasts, Men and Gods1920–1921 · Ossendowski
- On the Trail of Ancient Man1922–1925 · Andrews
Places and people across the books
The same cities, rulers and peoples, described by one traveler after another.
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