Bob the Castaway: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Bob the Castaway, credited to Frank V. Webster, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of BOB THE CASTAWAY, by FRANK V. WEBSTER. Read by Nigel Boydell. Frank V Webster was a pseudonym controlled by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the first book packager of books aimed at children. This pseudonym was used on books for boys from the early 1900s through the 1930s. Bob the Castaway follows the antics of young prankster Bob Henderson, his parents futile attempts to get him to mend his ways, and his subsequent nautical adventures. (Introduction by Nigel Boydell)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Bob the Castaway
• Author credits: Frank V. Webster
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 4:29:36

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• adventure
• children
• Stratemeyer Syndicate

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 01 - Bob Makes Trouble — 13:16
2. 02 - Another Prank — 12:36
3. 03 - A Strange Proposition — 11:47
4. 04 - Talking it Over — 8:47
5. 05 - A Joke That Went Wrong — 11:32
6. 06 - Mrs. Henderson's Decision — 8:39
7. 07 - Bob is Delighted — 10:32
8. 08 - Getting Ready — 10:11
9. 09 - Bob's Last Land Joke — 14:05
10. 10 - Off on the Trip — 7:38
11. 11 - The Eagle Sails — 12:04
12. 12 - Some Jokes on Bob — 7:08
13. 13 - Bob Tries a Prank — 8:08
14. 14 - Mr. Tarbill Gets a Shock — 6:40
15. 15 - The Storm — 7:27
16. 16 - Wreck of the Ship — 12:31
17. 17 - Adrift in Small Boats — 7:50
18. 18 - Bob on an Island — 10:04
19. 19 - Finding Mr. Tarbill — 12:00
20. 20 - Making the Best of It — 11:28
21. 21 - More Arrivals — 7:58
22. 22 - Afloat Once More — 12:51
23. 23 - A Serious Loss — 6:33
24. 24 - Days of Hopelessness — 30:57

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