The Sea-Witch
Maturin Murray Ballou
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Maturin Murray Ballou was the author of dozens of books, chiefly centered around his extensive sea travel. He was deputy navy-agent in the Boston Custom House and circumnavigated in 1882, collecting material for several travel accounts and various nautical romances, amongst which The Sea-Witch can be counted. (Summary by Gesine) (4 hr 21 min)
Chapitres
| Preface | 1:22 | Lu par woggy298 |
| Outward Bound | 11:30 | Lu par woggy298 |
| Captain Will Ratlin | 13:25 | Lu par woggy298 |
| The Gale | 10:08 | Lu par woggy298 |
| Bramble Park | 14:52 | Lu par woggy298 |
| The Naval Officer | 15:27 | Lu par woggy298 |
| The Wreck | 16:06 | Lu par woggy298 |
| The Sea-Witch | 14:25 | Lu par woggy298 |
| The Quadroon | 15:48 | Lu par woggy298 |
| The Attack | 16:00 | Lu par woggy298 |
| The Duel | 15:16 | Lu par woggy298 |
| The Hues of Love | 15:19 | Lu par Todd Lennon |
| The Conflict | 15:47 | Lu par Todd Lennon |
| The Trial | 11:53 | Lu par Caryn Salamy |
| The Brothers | 16:04 | Lu par Elliott Miller |
| The Escape | 15:18 | Lu par Elliott Miller |
| The Cannibals | 16:16 | Lu par Elliott Miller |
| The Poisoned Barb | 15:48 | Lu par Elliott Miller |
| The Denouement | 10:44 | Lu par Elliott Miller |
Critiques
LOVED IT
alamedared
I loved this, but anything about the sea is my cup of nautical tea!
Bad Book can't be helped
Sorker
Book Stars = 2 (generous at that) Readers Stars = 3 (ranging from 2 to 5) Technical Stars = 3 (the usual overmic’d “S” hiss and other noises) Ballou spewed out 18 novels from 1845-50. You've heard nothing of his other 17 and the world would be better had not this one inexplicably endured. This book shows that his approach was volume with tabloid quality. Thin, linear plot, flat characters, little detail of interest; it's a bad B-movie script. Two brothers (one good, the other evil), two young women (one white, rich and sappily pure; the other mixed-race, vengeful, evil). The dialog and pretense are quintessential Victorian “crud”. It is obliviously racist and imperialist. I won't "ruin" the story for you but don't expect literature or interest. To all readers: Thank you for volunteering. I say this in support of your efforts. Because the words are provided you, it is natural for you to concentrate on your style of delivery rather than vocabulary. However, the Librivox system requires you to self-edit, which is difficult but essential. Your effort's quality can be greatly improved with just a few minutes of online pronunciation checking. In this ensemble reading, we have errors in, for example, "ascertain", "tryst", "draught", and several more 9th grade words, as well as in nautical words forecastle, bows, mainsail, topsail, staysail, foresail, and topgallant.