Tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea, credited to Thomas Bingley, 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 Tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea by Thomas Bingley. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. Ten accounts of events from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when life at sea was a perilous venture. The book is presented as a series of tales told by “Uncle Thomas” (author Thomas Bingley) to a group of young boys. The first, an account of the adventures of Captain Richard Falconer (pseudonym of William Rufus Chetwood), comes from a fictional work. The other nine are stories of historical events. While the book is supposedly aimed at youngsters, adults who like tales of the sea might also enjoy hearing about these disastrous adventures. (Summary by Verla Viera)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Tales of Shipwrecks and Other Disasters at Sea
• Author credits: Thomas Bingley
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 11
• Combined MP3 track duration: 3:17:29

Catalogue topics

• adventure stories
• voyages
• sailors
• shipwrecks
• sea voyages
• naval disasters

Track guide

1. 01 - Uncle Thomas tells about the Adventures of Captain Richard Falconer — 17:25
2. 02 - Uncle Thomas continues his Narrative of Captain Falconer's Adventures — 18:00
3. 03 - Uncle Thomas tells about the Wreck of the Vryheid — 21:28
4. 04 - Uncle Thomas tells about the Mutiny of the Bounty — 25:18
5. 05 - Uncle Thomas tells about the Loss of the Kent East Indiaman — 20:16
6. 06 - Uncle Thomas tells about the Wreck of the Medusa — 15:01
7. 07 - Uncle Thomas tells about the Loss of the Winterton East Indiaman — 10:57
8. 08 - Uncle Thomas tells about the Loss of the Royal George — 9:08
9. 09 - Uncle Thomas tells about the Wreck of the Steamers Killarney and Forfarshire — 24:38
10. 10 - Uncle Thomas tells about the Wreck of the Albion New York Packet — 14:34
11. 11 - Uncle Thomas tells of the Loss of the Doddington East Indiaman — 20:43

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