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=== April 2020: [https://librivox.org/2020/04/01/world-tour-2020-northern-africa-and-arabia/ World Tour 2020: Northern Africa and Arabia] === |
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[https://librivox.org/dreams-by-olive-schreiner/ Dreams] by Olive Schreiner, read by Noel Badrian |
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[https://librivox.org/nada-the-lily-by-h-rider-haggard/ Nada the Lily] by H. Rider Haggard, read by Phil Benson |
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[https://librivox.org/in-desert-and-wilderness-by-henryk-sienkiewicz/ In Desert and Wilderness] by Henryk Sienkiewicz, group recording |
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[https://librivox.org/the-man-eater-by-edgar-rice-burroughs/ The Man-Eater] by Edgar Rice Burroughs, read by Joseph de Noia |
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[https://librivox.org/folk-stories-from-southern-nigeria-west-africa-by-elphinstone-dayrell/ Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa] by Elphinstone Dayrell, group recording |
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[https://librivox.org/carpenters-geographical-reader-africa-by-frank-g-carpenter/ Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Africa] by Frank G. Carpenter, read by BettyB |
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[https://librivox.org/biography-of-mahommah-g-baquaqua-by-samuel-downing-moore/ Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua] by Samuel Downing Moore, read by Leni |
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[https://librivox.org/sleeping-sickness-by-fleming-mant-sandwith/ Sleeping Sickness] by Fleming Mant Sandwith, read by Pam Nagami |
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[https://librivox.org/the-voyages-of-doctor-dolittle-dramatic-reading-by-hugh-lofting/ The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle], by Hugh Lofting, dramatic reading |
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[https://librivox.org/the-poetry-of-south-africa-by-alexander-wilmot/ The Poetry of South Africa] by Alexander Wilmot (ed.), group recording |
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Revision as of 04:21, 15 April 2020
Introduction
The audiobooks which feature as Staff Picks in 2020 will be added here. More details of these selections may be found on the linked blog posts. For more information and a list of Staff Picks in previous years, have a look at the main Staff Picks page
If you prefer to download m4b files, all our staff picks have been converted to this format, which can be downloaded from the respective catalog pages.
Suggestions for future Staff Picks on the LibriVox home page are always welcome. Please post your suggestions in this thread.
LibriVox Staff Picks 2020
Let's go on another world tour in 2020!
January 2020: World Tour 2020: Australial, New Zealand and Thereabouts
Fiction
Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Lad by Rosa Campbell Praed, read by Kirsty Leishman
The Story of a New Zealand River by Jane Mander, read by Gail Timmerman Vaughn
On Our Selection by Steele Rudd, read by Son of the Exiles
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil by Anthony Trollope, read by Simon Evers
Island Nights Entertainments by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Tony Addison
Non-Fiction
History of Australia and New Zealand from 1696 to 1890 by George Sutherland, group recording
The Gladstone Colony by James Francis Hogan, read by Timothy Ferguson
The South Pole by Roald Amundsen, group recording
Drama
Mrs. Pretty and the Premier, by Arthur Adams, play
Poetry
In the Days when the World was Wide and Other Verses by Henry Lawson, group recording
Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 11037 times in January 2020.
February 2020: World Tour 2020: South and Central America
Fiction
Fairy Tales from Brazil by Elsie Spicer Eells, group recording
Antologia de Cuentos Hispanoamericanos by Various Authors, read in Spanish by LibriVoxateers
O Mulato by Aluisio Azevedo, read in Portuguese by Adriana Secciotto
Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, read in Brazilian Portuguese by Leni
Las Fuerzas Extranas by Leopoldo Lugones, read in Spanish by Victor Villaraza
Non-Fiction
The Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition and the Telegraph Line Commission by Candido Mariano Da Silva Rondon, group recording
The Emancipation of South America by Bartolome Mitre, read by Piotr
Zone Policeman 88 by Harry A. Franck, group recording
Drama
Oroonoko, by Thomas Southerne, play
Poetry
Fausto by Estanislao del Campo, read in Spanish by mariemdover
Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 15629 times in February 2020.
March 2020: World Tour 2020: Central and South Africa
Fiction
Dreams by Olive Schreiner, read by Noel Badrian
Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard, read by Phil Benson
In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz, group recording
The Man-Eater by Edgar Rice Burroughs, read by Joseph de Noia
Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa by Elphinstone Dayrell, group recording
Non-Fiction
Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Africa by Frank G. Carpenter, read by BettyB
Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua by Samuel Downing Moore, read by Leni
Sleeping Sickness by Fleming Mant Sandwith, read by Pam Nagami
Drama
The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting, dramatic reading
Poetry
The Poetry of South Africa by Alexander Wilmot (ed.), group recording
Note: The books from this selection were downloaded 14113 times in March 2020.
April 2020: World Tour 2020: Northern Africa and Arabia
Fiction
Dreams by Olive Schreiner, read by Noel Badrian
Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard, read by Phil Benson
In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz, group recording
The Man-Eater by Edgar Rice Burroughs, read by Joseph de Noia
Folk Stories From Southern Nigeria, West Africa by Elphinstone Dayrell, group recording
Non-Fiction
Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Africa by Frank G. Carpenter, read by BettyB
Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua by Samuel Downing Moore, read by Leni
Sleeping Sickness by Fleming Mant Sandwith, read by Pam Nagami
Drama
The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting, dramatic reading
Poetry
The Poetry of South Africa by Alexander Wilmot (ed.), group recording
Note: The books from this selection were downloaded xxxxx times in April 2020.
