Mr. Midshipman Easy: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Mr. Midshipman Easy, credited to Frederick Marryat, 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 Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat. Read by Adrian Praetzellis. One of the first novel-length pieces of nautical fiction, MR. MIDSHIPMAN EASY (1836) is a funny and easygoing account of the adventures of Jack Easy, a son of privilege who joins the Royal Navy. The work begins as a satire on Jack’s attachment to “the rights of man” that may try the listener’s patience. But despair not, for the story soon settles down as the philosophical midshipman begins his many triumphs over bullies, foul weather, and various damned foreigners of murderous intent. Caveat audiens: This novel employs racial/ethnic epithets and religious stereotypes, as well as taking a rather sunny view of supply-side economics. In short, there's something here to offend almost everyone. Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) entered the Royal Navy as a 14-year-old midshipman. He resigned his commission at the rank of captain after 24 years of service to devote his time to writing. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Mr. Midshipman Easy
• Author credits: Frederick Marryat
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 39
• Listed recording duration: 16:16:52

Catalogue topics

• naval stories
• Royal Navy
• nautical fiction
• adventure

Opening tracks: first 24 of 39

1. Chapter 01 - 03 — 23:56
2. Chapter 04 — 22:55
3. Chapter 05 — 16:52
4. Chapter 06 — 24:44
5. Chapter 07 — 19:41
6. Chapter 08 — 21:24
7. Chapter 09 — 20:45
8. Chapter 10 — 26:04
9. Chapter 11 — 22:03
10. Chapter 12 — 31:43
11. Chapter 13 — 45:43
12. Chapter 14 — 36:13
13. Chapter 15 — 20:38
14. Chapter 16 — 21:01
15. Chapter 17 — 40:52
16. Chapter 18 — 36:46
17. Chapter 19 — 27:16
18. Chapter 20 — 26:06
19. Chapter 21 — 32:55
20. Chapter 22 — 28:15
21. Chapter 23 — 43:17
22. Chapter 24 — 30:10
23. Chapter 25 — 29:24
24. Chapter 26 — 24:16

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