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The Life, Adventures & Piracies of Captain Singleton

Gelesen von Denny Sayers (d. 2015)

(4,473 Sterne; 113 Bewertungen)

The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is a "bipartite adventure story whose first half covers a traversal of Africa, and whose second half taps into the contemporary fascination with piracy. It has been commended for its depiction of the homosexual relationship between the eponymous hero and his religious mentor, the Quaker, William Walters." (Summary by Wikipedia) (13 hr 24 min)

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"As it is usual for great persons ..."

26:26

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"I can say nothing here ..."

28:27

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"We were now a good troop ..."

26:53

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"In this condition we lived ..."

22:29

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"But to return to the consultations ..."

20:32

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"Our vessel being thus finished ..."

31:06

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"We stood stock still ..."

22:34

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"When this ceremony was over ..."

28:09

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"In about eight days we finished three canoes ..."

23:20

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"I was as much affected ..."

32:44

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"We asked our black prince ..."

28:11

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"During our encampment here ..."

30:10

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"Well, notwithstanding this, we ventured ..."

26:05

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"We did not much seek the conversing ..."

28:39

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"We stayed here twelve days ..."

25:30

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"About the year ..."

29:13

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"Accordingly we went about-ship ..."

33:40

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"William went to work his own way ..."

28:34

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"We sailed away for the Cape of Good Hope ..."

27:36

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"The tide was up ..."

30:14

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"We sailed along there ..."

30:44

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"In the meantime, we came to an anchor ..."

30:29

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"This perfectly confounded us ..."

30:39

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"I have reason to believe ..."

27:03

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"Our men had but just brought the ship to rights ..."

17:55

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"This passage, when I related it to a friend ... "

32:40

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"I come back now to my own history ... "

40:27

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"We were now in a good place ..."

43:44

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Bewertungen

A rare Classic!

(5 Sterne)

Amazing Story of Cpt. Singleton. full of detail of the many voyages. A great listen. Fantastic reader! Thank you sir!!

A grand adventure in the late 1600s

(5 Sterne)

Captain S rises from lowly orphan after being stolen from his upper class family in England to a roving warlord, in the late 1600s. This book was written in 1707 and reflects the wildness of the world at that time. Peoples unacquainted with gun powder, fields of ivory for the taking, and unknown lands and islands. Daniel Defoe delivers with economic details that paint a picture of the time.

what a great story!

(5 Sterne)

You can't go wrong with this story. It moves well, has a little of everything (piracy, trading, shipwrecks, slaves, old sea ports, etc) to interest this young boy in an old man's body.

Good Account Of Adventures

(4,5 Sterne)

[edited ] It was cool to hear about Singelton some parts i thought boreing. The reader is awesome and. is a really good reader.

AAARRGGHHH!

(5 Sterne)

The above is a quote from Long John Silver in expression of his disdain for this so-called pirate. I quite agree with him, since I saw not a pirate, but a verbose tradesman. Some may like this story, but I consider the title to be false advertising. It was read extremely well. however.

Bravo from Borneo

(4 Sterne)

I very much appreciated the travel journal style of this book especially the detailed accounts of the wide range of travel adventures undertaken both on land and at sea. The narrator was also excellent.

(4,5 Sterne)

Very well read, and the story itself is quite entertaining, especially the first half. It puts me in mind of the first part of Robinson Crusoe, before the main character ended up stranded on his island.

Great

(4 Sterne)

I enjoyed this very much. The reader's unique rhythm really suits the writing on this one. great job!