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The Road

by Hilaire Belloc

Chapters (18)

The Road 0:00
THE ROAD: AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION 1:22
A PREFACE 5:34
CHAPTER I THE ORIGIN OF ROADS 7:06
CHAPTER II THE CROSSING OF MARSH AND WATER 17:45
CHAPTER III PASSABILITY 37:53
CHAPTER IV THE OBSTACLE OF VEGETATION 52:38
CHAPTER V POLITICAL INFLUENCES 1:02:58
CHAPTER VI THE REACTION OF THE ROAD 1:11:41
CHAPTER VII THE ROAD IN HISTORY 1:30:36
CHAPTER VIII THE “BLINDNESS” OF ENGLISH ROADS 1:39:59
CHAPTER IX FIVE STAGES 1:56:53
CHAPTER X THE TRACKWAYS 2:04:32
CHAPTER XI THE MAKING OF THE ROMAN ROAD 2:21:13
CHAPTER XII THE DARK AGES 2:35:16
CHAPTER XIII WHEELED TRAFFIC AND THE MODERN ROAD 3:05:39
CHAPTER XIV THE FUTURE 3:20:17
INDEX 3:34:14

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Narrator: Arthur — English RP Narrator (en-GB)
Length: 3 hr 54 min
Language: English
Added: November 13, 2026
Source ebook: Project Gutenberg
License: Public domain

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