Nautical & Marine Fiction

The Wreck of the Corsaire

by William Clark Russell Read by Steven Seitel 4.2
This book was published in 1897. When cabin passenger Mr. Catesby climbs into the rigging of the Ruby in search of cooler air, he is struck …

Ran Away to Sea

by Thomas Mayne Reid Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
"I was just sixteen when I ran away to sea." So begins the story of Will, a young man attracted to the romance of the sea. But t…

The Trawler

by James Brendan Connolly Read by Roger Melin 4.6
The Trawler is a short story revolving around the trying life of a group of bank fishermen based in Gloucester. Skipper Hugh Glynn worked hi…

Man Overboard

by Francis Marion Crawford Read by Roger Melin 4.4
Peculiar happenings aboard the schooner Helen B. Jackson when one night during a storm, the small crew found themselves diminished by one. S…

Voyage Round the World

by George Hamilton Read by Roy Schreiber 4.1
George Hamilton was the surgeon assigned to the frigate Pandora. The British Admiralty ordered the ship to the Pacific to arrest the Bounty …

The Mystery of the 'Ocean Star'

by William Clark Russell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The Mystery of the 'Ocean Star' invites listeners into a world of intrigue and adventure on the high seas. This collection of short stories …

The Adventures of Captain Hatteras

by Jules Verne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The novel, set in 1861, describes adventures of British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole. Hatteras is convinced tha…

The Secret Sharer

by Joseph Conrad Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) 4.3
A young untested ship captain finds a man named Leggatt clinging to the side of his ship. The Captain makes the unusual decision to hide Leg…

Up the River

by Oliver Optic and William Taylor Adams Read by Stevan Simmons 4.6
Up the River is the sixth and last of "The Great Western Series." The events of the story occur on the coast of Florida, in the Gu…

The Rover

by Joseph Conrad Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This is Joseph Conrad's last novel. Citizen Peyrol returns to his native France against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. The arrival of …

Das Wrack

by Friedrich Gerstäcker Read by Karlsson 4.5
Nördlich von Australien, um 1840. Während einer Reise von Sidney nach Singapur sichtet die Mannschaft des Segelschiffes Betsy Ann …

Pirates of Panama

by Alexandre Exquemelin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
This volume was originally written in Dutch by John Esquemeling, and first published in Amsterdam in 1678 under the title of De Americaenech…

The Mirror of the Sea

by Joseph Conrad Read by Peter Kelleher 4.4
The Mirror of the Sea is a collection of autobiographical essays by Joseph Conrad, reflecting on his deep connection to the sea and the life…

Off the Rocks

by Sir Wilfred Grenfell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
William Grenfell was sent to Newfoundland by the Royal National Mission to Deep-Sea Fishermen, an organization which provided medical and sp…

The Shadow-Line

by Joseph Conrad Read by Expatriate 4.3
Dedicated to the author's son who was wounded in World War 1, The Shadow-Line is a short novel based at sea by Joseph Conrad; it is one of h…

Den siste viking

by Johan Bojer Read by Kathrine Engan 5
Denne romanen forteller historien om ei gruppe fattige fiskere på begynnelsen av 1900-tallet og et års Lofotfiske. Vi føl…

The Pirates Own Book

by Charles Ellms Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The Pirates Own Book by Charles Ellms offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of some of history's most notorious sea robbers. This coll…

My Danish Sweetheart

by William Clark Russell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Young Hugh Tregarthen has grown up in a seafaring Cornish family, but is not born to follow the family tradition. Against his mother's wishe…

Mardi

by Herman Melville Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Mardi is Herman Melville's imaginative exploration of the South Seas, blending adventure with philosophical inquiry. Set against the backdro…

A Voyage to the South Sea

by William Bligh Read by Tom Crawford 4.1
A Voyage to the South Sea, undertaken by command of His Majesty, for the purpose of conveying the Bread-fruit tree to the West Indies, in Hi…

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