Audiobook: A Ride Across the Peloponnese

In the spring of 1877, a young Oscar Wilde visited Greece with his classics professor, J. P. Mahaffy, and two friends. One of these friends, George Macmillan, wrote a brief account of the party’s ride across the Peloponnese. The account, without mentioning Wilde by name, records the travellers’ first impressions of the newly excavated sites of ancient Olympia, Argos, and Mycenae. It also includes colourful descriptions of the Arcadian mountains and flora, and of Greek customs and dress.

I recently re-traced Wilde and Macmillan's journey from Zakynthos to Athens (on a bicycle instead of a horse), and recorded a free audiobook of Macmillan's account at some of the sites they visited. Listen out for the crash of a falling tree at Olympia, the chime of the church bell at Tegea, and the lapping waves at Nafplio Harbour.

Listen here: https://librivox.org/a-ride-across-the-peloponnese-by-george-macmillan
My other audiobooks: https://robmarland.tumblr.com/audiobooks