Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy, credited to Anonymous, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy by Anonymous. Read in English by Larry Wilson; DrPGould; Kryptonian; Mary Thaler; mbm0rxi; Franziska Paul; BettyB; Melvin Lee; Lynne T; phxtopdog; James K. White; aniroo; Romano; ToddHW; John; KHand A collection of true stories of the high seas, from the nineteenth century. Shipwrecks, mutiny, life and death decision-making -- all far from home, while pitting themselves against the elements. The romance of the seafaring life is depicted in its brutal reality. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Recording facts

• Recording title: Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy
• Author credits: Anonymous
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 48
• Listed recording duration: 14:11:00

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• disaster
• shipwreck
• battles
• whaling
• mutiny
• expeditions
• transports

Opening tracks: first 24 of 48

1. 00 - Preface — 2:56
2. 01 - Adventures of Capt. Woodward and Five Seamen in the island of Celebes — 17:38
3. 02 - An Occurrence at sea — 5:23
4. 03 - Loss of H. B. M ship Phœnix, off Cuba — 34:57
5. 04 - An account of the Whale Fishery, with anecdotes of the dangers attending it — 47:57
6. 05 - Loss of the Brig Tyrrel — 22:52
7. 06 - Loss of the Peggy — 16:47
8. 07 - Loss of H. B. M. ship Litchfield — 23:42
9. 08 - Wreck of the Rothsay Castle Steamer — 12:21
10. 09 - Loss of the French ship Droits de L’Homme — 9:39
11. 10 - Loss of H. B. M. ship Queen Charlotte — 5:56
12. 11 - A Scene on the Atlantic Ocean — 1:43
13. 12 - Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 1 — 37:37
14. 13 - Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 2 — 38:09
15. 14 - Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 3 — 35:58
16. 15 - Wreck of the French Frigate Medusa, on the Arguin Bank Part 4 — 43:58
17. 16 - Loss of the Royal George — 6:19
18. 17 - Loss of the Æneas, transport — 9:53
19. 18 - The Absent Ship — 2:07
20. 19 - Loss of the Halsewell, East Indiaman — 27:03
21. 20 - An account of Four Russians, abandoned on the Island of East Spitzbergen — 17:48
22. 21 - Loss of the Amphitrite, Female Convict Ship — 8:42
23. 22 - The Mutineers, a Tale of the Sea — 16:16
24. 23 - Fate of Seven Sailors, left on the island of St. Maurice — 7:11

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