The Cruise of the Esmeralda


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(4.6 stars; 104 reviews)

After his father died, Captain Saint Leger and his family are left destitute. However, the Saint Legers have a family secret: an ancestor is said to have buried a vast fortune in gold and jewels somewhere in the Eastern Seas. The catch: all directions are encrypted. Nevertheless, Captain Saint Leger decides to take a chance and sails east. A journey full of adventure begins, including pirates, storms and mutiny... (Summary by Carolin) (10 hr 29 min)

Chapters

Chapter I - The Story of the Buried Treasure 19:45 Read by Christopher Webber
Chapter II - The Cryptogram 22:49 Read by Christopher Webber
Chapter III - 'The Esmeralda' 33:00 Read by Christopher Webber
Chapter IV - In Blue Water, Part 1 22:21 Read by Christopher Webber
Chapter IV - In Blue Water, Part 2 21:43 Read by Christopher Webber
Chapter V - A Wreck and a Rescue, Part 1 20:25 Read by Christopher Webber
Chapter V - A Wreck and a Rescue, Part 2 22:33 Read by Christopher Webber
Chapter VI - The Tragedy on Board the 'City of Calcutta' 33:09 Read by Marty
Chapter VII - The Strange Fate of the 'Northern Queen' 30:34 Read by Mike Pelton
Chapter VIII - The Chief Mate has a Presentiment 29:53 Read by Mike Pelton
Chapter IX - An Eventful Night 32:47 Read by Mike Pelton
Chapter X - On a Lee-Shore 27:01 Read by Mike Pelton
Chapter XI - A Ghastly Waif of the Sea 28:37 Read by Arie
Chapter XII - The Solution of the Cryptogram 29:41 Read by Arie
Chapter XIII - The New Crew, Part 1 21:13 Read by Marty
Chapter XIII - The New Crew, Part 2 18:12 Read by Marty
Chapter XIV - Plot and Counterplot 28:40 Read by Dave Wills
Chapter XV - We Arrive at the Treasure Island 36:22 Read by Dave Wills
Chapter XVI - The Finding of the Treasure: And What Followed 27:29 Read by Marty
Chapter XVII - The Recapture of the Barque 29:34 Read by Dave Wills
Chapter XVIII - A Pacific Hurricane 29:57 Read by Dave Wills
Chapter XIX - In Dire Extremity 29:44 Read by Marty
Chapter XX - The End of the Adventure 34:19 Read by MaryAnn

Reviews

Hate to give 4 stars


(4 stars)

I am so happy to have discovered the author, Harry Collingwood. All of his books that I've listened to here have kept my attention and have been very entertaining. Four stars rather than five because of (& I'm sorry to point a finger) Christopher, the reader of the first few chapters. It's like he's doing a dramatic, sarcastic imitation of William Shatner's (Captain Kirk) method of speaking in short spurts of 1-3 words with lots of unnecessary pauses. I just wanted to tell him to relax, calm down, & don't be so dramatic!

Bravo from Borneo


(5 stars)

I am so pleased to have come across this author and look forward to more of his work. This book is a delightful tale of a sea voyage and the perils experienced by the captain and his crew and passengers. I particularly appreciated the detail provided in sailing the nimble vessel. There are many challenges and events so very well created and described and the characters are well formed. I must pay tribute to the narrators who each did a tremendous job. I really liked this book.

wonderful


(5 stars)

great story with good verbosity and economy balanced by the author. the readers are varied and are all fine

Poorly narrated.


(1 stars)

Some of the narrators are not at all pleasing to listen to...they totally spoil the work.

A great read


(5 stars)

Keep the sea adventure tales coming, love them! super job! Thanks readers!

very good great story


(5 stars)

very good great story lots of progressing story lines.


(5 stars)

great high seas adventure good ones like this spoil me for future novels

Huum An Oldsalts Joy


(4.5 stars)

A lifetime of Tales all rolled into One.