A General History of the Pyrates, Vol. 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A General History of the Pyrates, Vol. 1, credited to 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, Vol. 1, by Charles Johnson. A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book containing biographies of contemporary pirates. It's author uses the name Captain Charles Johnson, generally considered a pseudonym. The real identity of the author was thought by some scholars to be Daniel Defoe, although this has since been disputed. The publisher Nathaniel Mist or somebody working for him are other suggested authors. In the first volume, "Johnson" sticks fairly close to the available sources, though he embellishes the stories somewhat. Nevertheless, the book was influential in shaping popular notions of piracy and provided the standard account of the lives of many individuals still famous in the 21st century.(Summary by Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: A General History of the Pyrates, Vol. 1
• Author credits: Charles Johnson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 42
• Listed recording duration: 12:47:04

Catalogue topics

• biography
• history
• sea stories
• pirates

Opening tracks: first 24 of 42

1. 01 - Preface — 16:09
2. 02 - Introduction, Part 1 — 25:33
3. 03 - Introduction, Part 2 — 26:23
4. 04 - Chapter 1, Part 1 — 16:27
5. 05 - Chapter 1, Part 2 — 21:33
6. 06 - Chapter 2 — 11:01
7. 07 - Chapter 3, Part 1 — 17:27
8. 08 - Chapter 3, Part 2 — 17:46
9. 09 - Chapter 4, Part 1 — 18:59
10. 10 - Chapter 4, Part 2 — 20:57
11. 11 - Chapter 5, Part 1 — 29:41
12. 12 - Chapter 5, Part 2 — 26:33
13. 13 - Chapter 6 — 14:41
14. 14 - Chapter 7, Part 1 — 11:30
15. 15 - Chapter 7, Part 2 — 15:38
16. 16 - Chapter 7, Part 3 — 14:19
17. 17 - Chapter 8, Part 1 — 24:12
18. 18 - Chapter 8, Part 2 — 17:20
19. 19 - Chapter 8, Part 3 — 20:52
20. 20 - Chapter 9, Part 1 — 6:11
21. 21 - Chapter 9, Part 2 — 17:52
22. 22 - Chapter 9, Part 3 — 16:00
23. 23 - Chapter 9, Part 4 — 18:59
24. 24 - Chapter 9, Part 5 — 23:43

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