Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex by Owen Chase: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 10 original MP3 tracks, 2:30:42 running time and a link to listen.
Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex, credited to Owen Chase, 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 Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex by Owen Chase. Read in English by Phil Schempf. Owen Chase (October 7, 1797 – March 7, 1869) was First Mate of the whale ship Essex, that was struck and sunk by a sperm whale on October 28, 1820. Chase wrote about the incident in Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex. This book, published in 1821, would inspire Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Recording facts
- Recording title: Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex
- Author credits: Owen Chase
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 10
- Listed recording duration: 2:30:42
Catalogue topics
- survival
- whaling
- Sea Story
- cannabalism
Track guide
- 01 - To The Reader — 2:48
- 02 - Chapter One - The Outbound Voyage — 13:14
- 03 - Chapter Two - The Wreck — 21:00
- 04 - Chapter Three, Part I, November 21-22 — 16:38
- 05 - Chapter Three, Part II, November 23-30 — 15:15
- 06 - Chapter Three, Part III, December 1-14 — 19:33
- 07 - Chapter Three, Part IV, December 15-22 — 20:58
- 08 - Chapter Three, Part V, December 23-January 7 — 11:10
- 09 - Chapter Three, Part VI, January 10-24 — 15:47
- 10 - Chapter Three, Part VII, January 25 to Conclusion — 14:19
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