The Life of Captain James Cook: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Life of Captain James Cook, credited to Arthur Octavius Kitson, 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 Life of Captain James Cook by Arthur Octavius Kitson. Read in English by Gnomesb “In publishing a popular edition of my work, Captain James Cook, R.N., F.R.S., it has, of course, been necessary to condense it, but care has been taken to omit nothing of importance, and at the same time a few slight errors have been corrected, and some new information has been added, chiefly relating to the disposition of documents.” - Summary by the author.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Life of Captain James Cook
• Author credits: Arthur Octavius Kitson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 11:43:18

Catalogue topics

• nonfiction
• explorers
• Great Britain
• geographers

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 1:28
2. 01 - Early Years — 21:51
3. 02 - 1755 to 1757 H.M.S. Eagle — 18:33
4. 03 - 1757 to 1759 H.M.S Pembroke — 38:49
5. 04 - 1759 to 1762 H.M.S Northumberland — 23:26
6. 05 - 1763 to 1767 Newfoundland — 34:30
7. 06 - 1758 Preparations for First Voyage — 24:35
8. 07 - 1768 to 1769 Plymouth to Otaheite — 27:52
9. 08 - 1769 Society Islands — 32:46
10. 09 - 1769 to 1770 New Zealand — 53:14
11. 10 - 1770 Australia — 41:26
12. 11 - 1770 to 1771 New Guinea to England — 26:22
13. 12 - 1771 Preparations for Second Voyage — 23:37
14. 13 - 1772 to 1774 Second Voyage - Part 1 — 53:08
15. 14 - 1772 to 1774 Second Voyage - Part 2 — 52:46
16. 15 - 1774 to 1775 Second Voyage Concluded — 25:18
17. 16 - 1775 to 1776 England — 31:41
18. 17 - 1776 to 1777 Third Voyage - Part 1 — 35:40
19. 18 - 1776 to 1777 Third Voyage - Part 2 — 32:37
20. 19 - 1777 to 1779 Third Voyage Continued — 57:54
21. 20 - 1779 to 1780 Third Voyage Concluded — 30:46
22. 21 - Appreciation and Character — 14:59

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