At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt, credited to G. A. Henty, 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 At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt by G. A. Henty. Read in English by gracesilvey. This is a tale of the French expedition into Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed to establish a French colony in Egypt and to threaten English possessions in India. Edgar Blagrove, the son of an English merchantman trading in Alexandria, gets caught up in the conflict and does great service for his country against the French. (Summary by Grace Silvey)

Recording facts

• Recording title: At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
• Author credits: G. A. Henty
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 10:01:20

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• war
• trade
• navy
• courage
• arab

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 2:24
2. 01 - Making a Friend — 35:21
3. 02 - A Bedouin Tribe — 33:02
4. 03 - Left Behind — 29:39
5. 04 - The Battle of the Pyramids — 34:46
6. 05 - A Street Attack — 33:11
7. 06 - The Rising in Cairo — 30:28
8. 07 - Saved — 33:56
9. 08 - An Egyptian Tomb — 36:02
10. 09 - Sir Sidney Smith — 33:45
11. 10 - A Sea-fight — 29:09
12. 11 - Acre — 30:46
13. 12 - A Desperate Siege — 30:02
14. 13 - An Independent Command — 30:40
15. 14 - A Pirate Hold — 32:13
16. 15 - Cruising — 30:00
17. 16 - A Visit Home — 31:01
18. 17 - Abercrombie's Expedition — 31:52
19. 18 - The Battle of Alexandria — 31:32
20. 19 - Quiet and Rest — 21:31

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