Length19h 6m
About this audiobook
A dark secret from the past haunts the pages of this intense Victorian thriller involving a mysterious inheritance and a relentless pursuit across the globe. De Mille’s narrative is a labyrinth of suspense, featuring a protagonist who must navigate a world of deception and hidden motives. The story’s complex plot and atmospheric tension make it a gripping example of the sensation novel at its best. It is a tale of revenge and redemption that keeps the pulse racing until the very end.
Audiobook details
GenreAction and Adventure, Literary Classics, General Fiction
Length19 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. — THE LETTER FROM BEYOND THE SEA.
2CHAPTER II. — A LIFE TRAGEDY.
3CHAPTER III. — “A MAN OVERBOARD!”
4CHAPTER IV. — SINKING IN DEEP WATERS.
5CHAPTER V. — THE MYSTERY OF COFFIN ISLAND.
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6CHAPTER VI. — THE DWELLER IN THE SUNKEN SHIP.
7CHAPTER VII. — MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN A BOTTLE.
8CHAPTER VIII. — THE SIGNAL OF FIRE.
9CHAPTER IX. — THE MALAY PIRATE
10CHAPTER X. — BEATRICE.
11CHAPTER XI. — THE IMPROVISATORE.
12CHAPTER XII. — THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
13CHAPTER XIII. — THE BADINAGE OF OLD FRIENDS.
14CHAPTER XIV. — TWO LETTERS.
15CHAPTER XV. — JOURNAL OF PAOLO LANGHETTI.
16CHAPTER XVI. — HUSBAND AND WIFE.
17CHAPTER XVII. — THE SHADOW OF THE AFRICAN FOREST.
18CHAPTER XVIII. — INQUIRIES.
19CHAPTER XIX. — THE DEAD ALIVE.
20CHAPTER XX. — FRANK’S STORY.
21CHAPTER XXI. — THE DIVING BUSINESS.
22CHAPTER XXII. — THE ISLET OF SANTA CRUZ.
23CHAPTER XXIII. — THE OCEAN DEPTHS.
24CHAPTER XXIV. — BEATRICE’S JOURNAL
25CHAPTER XXV. — THE BYZANTINE HYMNISTS.
26CHAPTER XXVI. — CLASPED HANDS.
27CHAPTER XXVII. — JOURNAL OF PAOLO LANGHETTI.
28CHAPTER XXVIII. — THIS MUST END.
29CHAPTER XXIX. — BEATRICE’S JOURNAL.
30CHAPTER XXX. — SMITHERS & CO.
31CHAPTER XXXI. — PAOLO LANGHETTI.
32CHAPTER XXXII. — FLIGHT.
33CHAPTER XXXIII. — “PICKED UP ADRIFT.”
34CHAPTER XXXIV. — ON THE TRACK.
35CHAPTER XXXV. — BEATRICE’S RECOVERY.
36CHAPTER XXXVI. — THE AFFAIRS OF SMITHERS & CO.
37CHAPTER XXXVII. — THE “PROMETHEUS.”
38CHAPTER XXXVIII. — THE SECRET.
39CHAPTER XXXIX. — THE CAB.
40CHAPTER XL. — DISCOVERIES.
41CHAPTER XLI. — THEY MEET AGAIN.
42CHAPTER XLII. — LANGHETTI’S ATTEMPT.
43CHAPTER XLIII. — THE STRANGER.
44CHAPTER XLIV. — THE STRANGER’S STORY.
45CHAPTER XLV. — BEATRICE’S JOURNAL CONCLUDED.
46CHAPTER XLVI. — THE LAST ESCAPE.
47CHAPTER XLVII. — ROUSED AT LAST.
48CHAPTER XLVIII. — WHO IS HE?
49CHAPTER XLIX. — THE RUN ON THE BANK.
50CHAPTER L. — THE BANK DIRECTORS.
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