Tom Swift in Captivity: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Tom Swift in Captivity, credited to Victor Appleton, 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 Tom Swift in Captivity, by Victor Appleton. Read by Tom Weiss. Tom Swift is approached by Mr. Preston, the owner of a circus, and begins to tell the story of Jake Poddington, Mr. Preston's most skilled hunter. As it turns out, Jake went missing just after sending word to Preston that Jake was on the trail of a tribe of giants, somewhere in South Africa. That was the last Preston has heard of Jake Poddington. Preston would like Tom to use one of his airships to search for Poddington, and if possible, bring back a giant for the circus. Listeners are forewarned that some elements and characters included in Tom Swift books portray certain ethnic groups in a very dated manner that modern readers, and listeners, may find offensive. Despite the racially stereotyped behavior and pronunciation in the books, the Reader believes it makes sense to read what's written in order to be faithful to the author's intent.(Introduction by Wikipedia and Tom Weiss)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Tom Swift in Captivity
• Author credits: Victor Appleton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 4:17:35

Catalogue topics

• children
• boy
• adventure
• Stratemeyer Syndicate

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 01 - A Strange Request — 11:55
2. 02 - The Circus Man — 11:08
3. 03 - Tom Will Go — 9:30
4. 04 - Look Out For My Rival — 10:46
5. 05 - Andy Foger Learns Something — 13:04
6. 06 - Alarming News — 9:46
7. 07 - Fire On Board — 12:28
8. 08 - A Narrow Escape — 9:10
9. 09 - Forward March — 10:25
10. 10 - A Wild Horse Stampede — 10:20
11. 11 - Caught In A Living Rope — 12:25
12. 12 - A Native Battle — 9:31
13. 13 - The Desertion — 12:08
14. 14 - In Giant Land — 10:34
15. 15 - In The Palace of The King — 12:17
16. 16 - The Rival Circus Man — 10:10
17. 17 - Held Captives — 10:07
18. 18 - Tom's Mysterious Box — 8:56
19. 19 - Weak Giants — 13:12
20. 20 - The Lone Captive — 10:58
21. 21 - A Royal Conspiracy — 8:19
22. 22 - The Twin Giants — 5:08
23. 23 - A Surprise In The Night — 5:14
24. 24 - The Airship Flight — 9:14

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