Fighting the Whales

Fighting the Whales

By R. M. Ballantyne
Michael Caine
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Length2h 31m

About this audiobook

This is one of the few Ballantynes that is written in first person narrative. This book follows a penniless, fatherless boy as he goes to sea to make money for his mother. It includes several educational parts about the harvesting of oil from whales. (Goodreads)

Audiobook details

Rating★★★★ 3.7 (49)
Includes Goodreads
GenreLiterary Classics
Length2 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 9, 2019
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
7Chapter Six.
2Chapter One.
8Chapter Seven.
3Chapter Two.
9Chapter Eight.
4Chapter Three.
10Chapter Nine.
5Chapter Four.
11Chapter Ten.
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6Chapter Five.

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