A General History of the Pyrates (version 2): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
A General History of the Pyrates (version 2) by Captain Charles Johnson: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 33 original MP3 tracks, 11:51:43 running time and a link to listen.
A General History of the Pyrates (version 2), credited to Captain Charles Johnson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
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LibriVox recording of A General History of the Pyrates (version 2) by Captain Charles Johnson. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book published in Britain containing biographies of contemporary pirates, which was influential in shaping popular conceptions of pirates. Its author uses the name Captain Charles Johnson, generally considered a pen name for one of London's writer-publishers. The prime source for the biographies of many well-known pirates, the book gives an almost mythical status to the more colourful characters, and it is likely that the author used considerable license in his accounts of pirate conversations. - Summary from Wikipedia
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- Recording title: A General History of the Pyrates (version 2)
- Author credits: Captain Charles Johnson
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 33
- Listed recording duration: 11:51:43
Opening tracks: first 24 of 33
- 00 - The Preface — 14:57
- 01 - Introduction, part 1 — 37:42
- 02 - Introduction, part 2 — 8:38
- 03 - CHAPTER I Of Captain Avery, and his Crew — 31:06
- 04 - CHAPTER II Of Captain Martel, and his Crew — 9:28
- 05 - CHAPTER III Of Captain Teach alias Black-Beard — 35:43
- 06 - CHAPTER IV Of Major Stede Bonnet, and his Crew — 37:20
- 07 - CHAPTER V Of Captain Edward England, and his Crew — 48:34
- 08 - CHAPTER VI Of Captain Charles Vane, and his Crew — 14:30
- 09 - CHAPTER VII Of Captain John Rackam, and his Crew — 10:20
- 10 - The Life of Mary Read — 14:52
- 11 - The Life of Anne Bonny — 13:05
- 12 - CHAPTER VIII Of Captain Howel Davis, and his Crew (Part 1) — 23:44
- 13 - A Description of the Islands of St. Thome, Del Principe, and Annobono — 30:59
- 14 - CHAPTER VIII Of Captain Howel Davis, and his Crew (Part 2) — 6:17
- 15 - CHAPTER IX Of Captain Bartholomew Roberts, and his Crew (Part 1) — 24:02
- 16 - CHAPTER IX Of Captain Bartholomew Roberts, and his Crew (Part 2) — 23:49
- 17 - CHAPTER IX Of Captain Bartholomew Roberts, and his Crew (Part 3) — 28:03
- 18 - Captain Roberts and his crew, part 4 — 18:05
- 19 - Captain Roberts and his Crew, part 5 — 32:27
- 20 - The Tryals of the Pyrates part 1 — 29:11
- 21 - the Tryals of the Pyrates part 2 — 24:21
- 22 - the Tryals of the Pyrates part 3 — 29:55
- 23 - CHAPTER X Of Captain Anstis, and his Crew — 19:41
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