The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, Part 2: The Field of Ice: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, Part 2: The Field of Ice, credited to Jules Verne, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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

LibriVox recording of The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, Part 2: The Field of Ice by Jules Verne. Read in English by jciesielski; Pam Castille; Mike Pelton; Steve C. The novel, set in 1861, describes adventures of British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole. Hatteras is convinced that the sea around the pole is not frozen and his obsession is to reach the place no matter what. Mutiny by the crew results in destruction of their ship but Hatteras, with a few men, continues on the expedition. ( Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, Part 2: The Field of Ice
• Author credits: Jules Verne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 26
• Listed recording duration: 4:54:30

Catalogue topics

• Jules Verne
• north pole
• arctic exploration
• mutiny

Opening tracks: first 24 of 26

1. 01 - The Doctor's Inventory — 10:50
2. 02 - First Words of Altamont — 15:54
3. 03 - A Seventeen Days' March — 12:57
4. 04 - The Last Charge of Powder — 10:15
5. 05 - The Seal and the Bear — 11:59
6. 06 - The 'Porpoise' — 11:41
7. 07 - An Important Discussion — 12:50
8. 08 - An Excursion to the North of Victoria Bay — 12:15
9. 09 - Cold and Heat — 9:42
10. 10 - Winter Pleasures — 11:10
11. 11 - Traces of Bears — 12:48
12. 12 - Imprisoned in Doctor's House — 12:45
13. 13 - The Mine — 15:46
14. 14 - An Arctic Spring — 12:02
15. 15 - The North West Passage — 9:46
16. 16 - Arctic Arcadia — 9:49
17. 17 - Altamont's Revenge — 9:54
18. 18 - Final Preparations — 6:26
19. 19 - March to the North — 10:29
20. 20 - Footprints in the Snow — 8:19
21. 21 - The Open Sea — 7:24
22. 22 - Getting Near the Pole — 10:33
23. 23 - The English Flag — 14:12
24. 24 - Mount Hatteras — 15:18

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