Del Plata al Niagara

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Del Plata al Niagara

by Paul Groussac

ES·~14 hours·26 chapters

Chapters

26 total

NOTA DEL TRANSCRIPTOR:

0:27

DELPLATA AL NIÁGARA

0:09

A Carlos Pellegrini

0:29

PREFACIO

24:24

I

39:59

II

44:02

III

58:16

IV

43:52

V

52:26

VI

42:42

Description

A wandering librarian chronicles his passage from the bustling ports of the Río de la Plata to the mist‑shrouded falls of Niagara, stitching together vivid impressions of distant towns, restless travelers, and the raw power of the landscape. His notes, taken on the spur of the moment, capture the clamor of Buenos Aires, the quiet of the plains, and the awe‑inspiring roar of the waterfalls, while also introducing a cast of curious characters whose brief encounters leave lingering questions. The narrative breathes life into the geography, offering listeners a sense of movement that mirrors the rattling wheels of a late‑nineteenth‑century train.

Interwoven with the travelogue is a heartfelt meditation on the nature of books, memory, and the inevitable fade of even the most celebrated ideas. The author ponders how libraries become both tombs and repositories, how each generation overwrites the last, and how the act of writing itself is both a rebellion against oblivion and an intimate dialogue with the self. This blend of observation and philosophy invites the ear to linger on the subtle interplay between external discovery and internal contemplation.

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Language

es

Duration

~14 hours (840K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Giovanni Fini, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

Jul 6, 2015

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Paul Groussac

Paul Groussac

1848–1929

A sharp-minded critic and historian, he became one of the most influential literary figures in Argentina after arriving from France as a young man. His work joined scholarship, journalism, and public culture, helping shape how Argentine history and literature were read.

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