I suppose an audio book read by someone from deep within the bayous of Louisiana would sound bad to an Englander... but not this frik'n bad! Why can't they all sound more like Richard Burton, instead of Richard Simmons?
0:00:00 - Preface Book One - Before History, Beginnings 0:15:39 - Introduction 0:19:22 - 01: The Foundations 1:03:00 - 02: Homo Sapiens 1:34:04 - 03: The Possibility of Civilization Book Two - The First Civilizations 2:00:51 - Introduction 2:03:07 - 01: Early Civilized Life 2:22:00 - 02: Ancient Mesopotamia 3:13:26 - 03: Ancient Egypt 4:17:15 - 04: Intruders and Invaders 5:56:54 - 05: The Beginnings of Civilization in Eastern Asia 7:24:37 - 06: The Other Worlds of the Ancient Past 7:53:54 - 07: The End of the Old World Book Three - The Classical Mediterranean 8:09:46 - Introduction 8:11:36 - 01: The Roots of One World 8:21:45 - 02: The Greeks
As an overview, it works for me and gathers up the general gist quite well. Even yesterday, I caught up with the latest findings about the 'Blue Stones' of Stonehenge and it brought home the simple fact that history will continue to be revised, generation by generation, till whatever kingdom comes. Sad to read so many comments about the readers "accent". Deriding the way anyone speaks smells of inverted snobbery and a basic social insecurity about how others sound if they are not of ones own insular tribe. Perhaps the book should have been read in a Mockney style by a middle class white boy sporting dreadlocks. Sheesh!
i don't think the original recording quality was this bad -- it sounds like digital compression but which is odd since there are other books just as long on YT which have not compressed the sht out of the sound. The narrator would be perfect if he were not so much in love with his voice. He can be heard to enjoy his drawling of the longer vowels, garnishing them with vocal fry --- all v distracting to the audient and indulgent on his part .. .. probably imagines himself a james sexy bond but with an extra year at Eton..
That accent went around the world at one time committing genocide forcing Chinese people to become Opium addicts annihilated millions of indigenous people who got in their way but always with good manners and home in time for tea
It takes a while to get used to it, as you hardly ever hear RP these days, but it makes listening somewhat interesting. Doesnt make you fall asleep as many other narrators do.
Oh, noez! I don't like the free book that I'm listening to! There's no other possible way for me to listen to or read this book, because I've never heard of a library. Nor, apparently, did I listen to the entire video before complaining about the free stuff. 🤨
Excellent content , I have just listened to all 6 parts, and I am now starting again. Everybody who complains about the narrator are missing the point, anyway there is nothing wrong with the readers English it is clear and concise . Thank you very much
I like it I think it’s a bit above my reading comprehension level at times. I know what all the words mean but trying to digest the sentences as a whole can be tough sometimes and I found myself rewinding it a lot. The author tends to pick the more complicated words when a simpler word would do but that’s just his style and vocabulary.
THEY HANGED HIM FOR BEING A TRAITOR. His defence was that he was Irish. I thought he was very funny and a furious liar. That's why his name became HAW HAW
Superb rendition sir hats ff to you sir..I am from infia and I love the roll iof english in your baritone voice
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9 min in and already 2 sets of 2 ads? You got to be kidding. I'm out.
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i COME FROM THE SAME COUNTRY AS THE READER and i understand every word. This a great book
Great audiobook.....but ruined by ads every 5 minutes 😢
Awesome book & great narration
I have been putting off listening to this. I really should have done it sooner. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I suppose an audio book read by someone from deep within the bayous of Louisiana would sound bad to an Englander... but not this frik'n bad! Why can't they all sound more like Richard Burton, instead of Richard Simmons?
Start at 15:00 I suppose
Very interesting 👌 were all Amazing Humans!!👊😳❤ I've Always wanted 1 friend from every country around the world 🌎 😌
Send me $20 and I'll be your friend. I'll even include a Notarized Certificate of Friendship.
Like myself you will never suffer from racism or ethnic hatreds.
Love the reader. Reminds me of the The Gulag Archipelago reader. Spanks for the upload.
It’s the same narrator. Fredrick Davidson.
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English 1940s accent ruins the reading
Nice book and all, but is it only me seeing something weird in the background?
Thank you for posting this audio book.
J.M.Roberts - Triumph of the West - m.ua-cam.com/play/PLc9Vx_cCBEOm7j1J7d6vW-cpkNWbMSMfy.html
The sphinx, gobekle tepi. Both prove he's dead wrong.
Go gobble down some more horseshit conspiracies from Graham Hancock. You’ll come to your sense in a few years and you’ll be incredibly embarrassed.
one of my favorite books of all time.. I have owned several copies.. and, I'll still listen to every minute of this.. Thank you.
this was the perfect book in jail......❤
@@ShariSSTalk actually, I read Laurie Garrett's "The Coming Plague" in jail,..but..yeah.
Not as funny as Mel Brooks’ version. Not bad though. What else did Nigel Thornberry read?
0:00:00 - Preface Book One - Before History, Beginnings 0:15:39 - Introduction 0:19:22 - 01: The Foundations 1:03:00 - 02: Homo Sapiens 1:34:04 - 03: The Possibility of Civilization Book Two - The First Civilizations 2:00:51 - Introduction 2:03:07 - 01: Early Civilized Life 2:22:00 - 02: Ancient Mesopotamia 3:13:26 - 03: Ancient Egypt 4:17:15 - 04: Intruders and Invaders 5:56:54 - 05: The Beginnings of Civilization in Eastern Asia 7:24:37 - 06: The Other Worlds of the Ancient Past 7:53:54 - 07: The End of the Old World Book Three - The Classical Mediterranean 8:09:46 - Introduction 8:11:36 - 01: The Roots of One World 8:21:45 - 02: The Greeks
Thank you.
Thanks Kevnar! Do you happen to know which edition he's reading? I have the third, but they are up to the 6th now.
thank you so much
what is the edition of this book?
2003
I think this narrator is brilliant. Perfect british diction.
FREDERICK DAVIDSON ALSO READ A BOOK ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.(WORDS)
Everyone whinging about his accent - you'd prefer a Cockney or a Geordie or a Glaswegian? After all, we're all equal, aren't we?
Indeed. It's so cool to criticize such voices, but never, perish the thought ! never low-brow accents like that of the Cockney! Inverted snobbery.
Imagine their reaction if it was a Scouser
Perfect accent,I thought.Sounds like John Hurt.Exelent
Or Dick Van Dyke? Now there's a British accent for ya.
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Love JM Roberts, but stuck in my head now is how much he sounds like Tom Allen.
The narrator sounds like Quentin Crisp.
As an overview, it works for me and gathers up the general gist quite well. Even yesterday, I caught up with the latest findings about the 'Blue Stones' of Stonehenge and it brought home the simple fact that history will continue to be revised, generation by generation, till whatever kingdom comes. Sad to read so many comments about the readers "accent". Deriding the way anyone speaks smells of inverted snobbery and a basic social insecurity about how others sound if they are not of ones own insular tribe. Perhaps the book should have been read in a Mockney style by a middle class white boy sporting dreadlocks. Sheesh!
15:39 - Book 01 2:00:51 - Book 02
Great audio thank you very much
Wait the church my boss goes to .they tell him the.planet is only 6,000 years old ..how can this be .?? L.O.L...
Thank you very much.
I hate having awkward and touchy neighbors!
i don't think the original recording quality was this bad -- it sounds like digital compression but which is odd since there are other books just as long on YT which have not compressed the sht out of the sound. The narrator would be perfect if he were not so much in love with his voice. He can be heard to enjoy his drawling of the longer vowels, garnishing them with vocal fry --- all v distracting to the audient and indulgent on his part .. .. probably imagines himself a james sexy bond but with an extra year at Eton..
That accent went around the world at one time committing genocide forcing Chinese people to become Opium addicts annihilated millions of indigenous people who got in their way but always with good manners and home in time for tea
It's hard to focus when the narrator's voice is so irritating
It takes a while to get used to it, as you hardly ever hear RP these days, but it makes listening somewhat interesting. Doesnt make you fall asleep as many other narrators do.
same narrator does a book by bernard corwell, which is if you like smarm heh heh!!!!☺
That's a fruity voice.
He talks like a poofter!
“Charnged“
And the remainder?
Of course it's impossible for yutube to offer this, by way of full and free, in one volume and one channel.... end utoob!
Oh, noez! I don't like the free book that I'm listening to! There's no other possible way for me to listen to or read this book, because I've never heard of a library. Nor, apparently, did I listen to the entire video before complaining about the free stuff. 🤨
Excellent content , I have just listened to all 6 parts, and I am now starting again. Everybody who complains about the narrator are missing the point, anyway there is nothing wrong with the readers English it is clear and concise . Thank you very much
Well observed. The content regarding prehistory needs significant updating in anthropological analysis, but for its time is fine.
Agreed. 👍
I like it I think it’s a bit above my reading comprehension level at times. I know what all the words mean but trying to digest the sentences as a whole can be tough sometimes and I found myself rewinding it a lot. The author tends to pick the more complicated words when a simpler word would do but that’s just his style and vocabulary.
THE STEEPER THE LEARNING THE GREATER THE BENEFIT TO YOU.
Couldn't agree more... I thought he was great... understandable...clear
Hi
The narrator sounds like Lord Haw Haw
From WW2?
@@mosart7025 yes that's the one
Ironically Yes.
THEY HANGED HIM FOR BEING A TRAITOR. His defence was that he was Irish. I thought he was very funny and a furious liar. That's why his name became HAW HAW