Fighting the Whales: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Fighting the Whales by Robert Michael Ballantyne: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 10 original MP3 tracks, 2:09:06 running time and a link to listen.
Fighting the Whales, credited to Robert Michael Ballantyne, 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 Fighting The Whales, by Robert Michael Ballantyne. Read by Lee Elliott. A fatherless boy joins the crew of a whaling ship in order to earn a living for himself and his mother. Beyond being a fascinating depiction of a now-alien time, occupation, and culture, it's also a rousing adventure story. One is left with the impression that hunting and catching a whale in a sailing ship was akin to you or me being stalked, ambushed, and killed by a shoebox full of mice. (Summary by Lee.)
Recording facts
- Recording title: Fighting the Whales
- Author credits: Robert Michael Ballantyne
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 10
- Listed recording duration: 2:09:06
Catalogue topics
- ballantyne
- whaling
- adventure
Track guide
- 01 In Trouble, To Begin With. — 13:31
- 02 At Sea. — 14:25
- 03 Our First Battle. — 13:14
- 04 'Cutting-in the Blubber' and 'Trying out the Oil'. — 12:40
- 05 A Storm, a Man Overboard, and a Rescue. — 9:00
- 06 The Whale - Fighting Bulls, Etc. — 11:45
- 07 Tom's Wisdom - Another Great Battle. — 21:06
- 08 Death on the Sea. — 11:10
- 09 News from Home - A Gam. — 17:03
- 10 Return Home. — 5:16
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