The Life, Adventures & Piracies of Captain Singleton
Daniel Defoe
Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
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)
Chapitres
| "As it is usual for great persons ..." | 26:26 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "I can say nothing here ..." | 28:27 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "We were now a good troop ..." | 26:53 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "In this condition we lived ..." | 22:29 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "But to return to the consultations ..." | 20:32 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "Our vessel being thus finished ..." | 31:06 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "We stood stock still ..." | 22:34 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "When this ceremony was over ..." | 28:09 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "In about eight days we finished three canoes ..." | 23:20 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "I was as much affected ..." | 32:44 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "We asked our black prince ..." | 28:11 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "During our encampment here ..." | 30:10 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "Well, notwithstanding this, we ventured ..." | 26:05 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "We did not much seek the conversing ..." | 28:39 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "We stayed here twelve days ..." | 25:30 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "About the year ..." | 29:13 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "Accordingly we went about-ship ..." | 33:40 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "William went to work his own way ..." | 28:34 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "We sailed away for the Cape of Good Hope ..." | 27:36 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "The tide was up ..." | 30:14 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "We sailed along there ..." | 30:44 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "In the meantime, we came to an anchor ..." | 30:29 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "This perfectly confounded us ..." | 30:39 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "I have reason to believe ..." | 27:03 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "Our men had but just brought the ship to rights ..." | 17:55 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "This passage, when I related it to a friend ... " | 32:40 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "I come back now to my own history ... " | 40:27 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| "We were now in a good place ..." | 43:44 | Lu par Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
Critiques
A rare Classic!
Malagebi
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
SF2019
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!
Chubber
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
T.A.K.
[edited ] It was cool to hear about Singelton some parts i thought boreing. The reader is awesome and. is a really good reader.
AAARRGGHHH!
AVID READER
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
Lord Jim
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.
Graham Widmer
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
Jojo Mayer
I enjoyed this very much. The reader's unique rhythm really suits the writing on this one. great job!