The Sea and the Jungle

Written by H.M. Tomlinson

Narrated by Frederick Davidson

One rainy morning in the winter of 1909, a man with an altogether average look about him quit his job at the London Morning Leader, kissed his wife and children goodbye, and took a train to Swansea in Wales, where he talked his way aboard a freighter bound for somewhere in the upper reaches of the Amazon. Three years later, Tomlinson published a book about his adventures. This book made him famous.“The Sea and the Jungle,” wrote David McCord, “is an invitation to a new experience. It is more than that: an invitation to a new attitude toward life. Sadness perhaps, but no harshness; concern, but no diminution of spirit; doubt, but no hauling down the ensign. ‘The right good book,’ says Mr. Tomlinson, ‘is always a book of travel: it is about a life’s journey.’ ”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blackstone Audio
• Release date: Nov 12, 2008
• ISBN: 9780786109647

Reviews for The Sea and the Jungle

[stbalbach_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A travel narrative classic about the first English "tramp steamer" to traverse up the Amazon river, going nearly 2000 miles. Great insights on life, the jungle, the early days of Amazon pioneer settlements. Some of the personal insights, themes of civilized man versus the wild man, mans exploitation of the environment and each other. Written with a very cheeky humor, parts are absolutely hillarious (fishing with dynamite is a highlite). Parts are very atmospheric, right out of Heart of Darkness, such as the story of the old man in the gin bar. Wonderful sense of place and time, natural lore and human emotion, well worth the journey. Authentic Indian Jones period.