author
Thomas Stevens
1854–1935
Best known for becoming the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, this restless traveler turned his journeys into lively books that brought far-off places to readers at home. His writing mixes adventure, observation, and the kind of practical detail that makes nineteenth-century travel feel immediate.
2 Audiobooks
Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume I From San Francisco to Teheran
by Thomas Stevens
Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama
by Thomas Stevens
About the author
Born in England in 1854 and later active in the United States, Thomas Stevens became famous for an extraordinary long-distance ride on a penny-farthing bicycle. That journey made him one of the great travel adventurers of his era and gave him the material for the work many readers know best, Around the World on a Bicycle.
Stevens wrote as someone who was always moving toward the next horizon. His books and travel accounts drew on direct experience, whether he was crossing continents by bicycle or reporting on difficult journeys elsewhere. The appeal of his work lies in that firsthand voice: curious, steady, and eager to describe the road, the people he met, and the practical realities of travel.
He died in 1935, but his writing still offers a vivid window into late nineteenth-century exploration. For listeners today, Stevens stands out not just as a record-setting traveler, but as a storyteller who knew how to turn endurance and uncertainty into an engaging narrative.