The Castaways of the Flag: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Castaways of the Flag, credited to Jules Verne, 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 The Castaways of the Flag by Jules Verne. Read in English by Julian Pratley; Nancy Gorgen; Adrian Stephens; K. Scot Maier; Intemporaliter Readers of the present book who have not read that named above—though all should read it as well as this—will have no difficulty in joining the story of the castaways to “The Swiss Family Robinson” with the help of the brief sketch of its contents which follows. The story begins with the arrival of the Unicorn, a British corvette commanded by Lieutenant Littlestone, whose commission includes the exploration of the waters in which New Switzerland is situate. He has with him as passengers Mr. and Mrs. Wolston and their daughters Hannah and Dolly. When the Unicorn weighs anchor again Mr. Wolston and his wife and their elder daughter, Hannah, remain on the island. But the corvette takes away Fritz and Frank Zermatt and Jenny Montrose, who are all bound for England, where Jenny hopes to find her father, Colonel Montrose, and the two young men have much business to transact, and Dolly Wolston, who is to join her brother James—a married man with one child—at Cape Town. Mr. Wolston hopes that James, with his wife and child, will agree to accompany Dolly and the Zermatts—by the time they return Jenny will have become Mrs. Fritz Zermatt—to the island and take up their abode there. (Adapted from the Preface)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Castaways of the Flag
• Author credits: Jules Verne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 5:15:03

Catalogue topics

• Jules Verne
• islands
• sequel
• sailing
• castaways
• swiss family robinson

Track guide

1. 01 - The Castaways — 17:19
2. 02 - In England — 18:41
3. 03 - The Mutiny on the Flag — 17:59
4. 04 - Land Ahoy! — 18:49
5. 05 - A Barren Shore — 25:58
6. 06 - Time of Trial — 26:33
7. 07 - The Coming of the Albatross — 19:46
8. 08 - Little Bob Lost — 17:48
9. 09 - Bob Found — 20:13
10. 10 - The Flag on the Peak! — 19:42
11. 11 - By Well-Known Ways — 25:18
12. 12 - Enemies in the Promised Land — 19:10
13. 13 - Shark's Island — 22:07
14. 14 - A Perilous Plight — 13:13
15. 15 - Fighting for Life — 24:46
16. 16 - Conclusion — 7:41

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