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Length9h 17m
About this audiobook
Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island is a novel by H. G. Wells. The book tells the story of Arnold Blettsworthy, a well-to-do but naive young man from an affluent family. The story begins with Blettsworthy's sheltered upbringing and education, which leaves him ill-prepared for the realities of the world. His naivety and lack of worldly experience lead him into various misadventures. After a failed romance and a breakdown, he embarks on a sea voyage to recover, which ends in disaster when his ship is wrecked. Blettsworthy finds himself stranded on Rampole Island, a fictional South Pacific island. The island is inhabited by a society that parodies various aspects of Western culture and politics. Blettsworthy observes and interacts with the islanders, gaining insights into human nature and society's follies and vices.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Humor
Length9 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER THE FIRST
27CHAPTER THE THIRD
2§ 1. THE BLETTSWORTHY FAMILY
28§ 1. THE SINISTER LANDING
3§ 2. THE GOOD BROAD CHURCHMAN
29§ 2. THE SACRED LUNATIC
4§ 3. THE RECTOR IS ILL AND DIES
30§ 3. THE EVIL PEOPLE
5§ 4. LOVE AND OLIVE SLAUGHTER
31§ 4. DISCOURSE WITH THE FIVE SAGES
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6§ 5. INTERLUDE WITH MRS. SLAUGHTER
32§ 5. THE DREARY MEGATHERIA
7§ 6. COLLISION IN THE DARK
33§ 6. THE PEOPLE OF THE UPLANDS
8§ 7. MR. BLETTSWORTHY FORGETS HIMSELF ALTOGETHER
34§ 7. LOVE ON RAMPOLE ISLAND
9CHAPTER THE SECOND
35§ 8. THE WAR DRUMS BEAT
10§ 1. MR BLETTSWORTHY CHOOSES A SHIP
36§ 9. THE CAVE AND THE GIRL
11§ 2. MR. BLETTSWORTHY PUTS OUT TO SEA
37§ 10. FUGITIVES
12§ 3. LANDFALL AT PERNAMBUCO
38CHAPTER THE FOURTH
13§ 4. VILLA ELSENEUR
39§ 1. ROWENA
14§ 5. PASSAGE TO RIO
40§ 2. DR. MINCHETT EXPLAINS
15§ 6. ENGINES OUT OF TUNE
41§ 3. THE WAR DRUMS ROLL AGAIN
16§ 7. THE ENGINEER'S REVOLVER
42§ 4. THE WAR DRUMS THUNDER LOUDER
17§ 8. THE CRY IN THE DARKNESS
43§ 5. MR. BLETTSWORTHY IS DISCIPLINED
18§ 9. BURIAL AT SEA
44§ 6. WAR OVER PIMLICO
19§ 10. THE STORM
45§ 7. UNTIMELY OPPORTUNITY
20§ 11. MUTINY AND MURDER
46§ 8. MR. BLETTSWORTHY IN BATTLE
21§ 12. DERELICT
47§ 9. MR. BLETTSWORTHY LOSES A LEG
22§ 13. MEDITATIONS OF A CASTAWAY
48§ 10. PAIN IN THE NIGHT
23§ 14. THE PATIENT COMPANION
49§ 11. THE FRIENDLY EYE
24§ 15. THE UNCHRISTIAN STARS
50§ 12. POST-WAR RESUMPTION
25§ 16. SHARKS AND NIGHTMARES
51§ 13. OLD HORROR RECALLED
26§ 17. RAMPOLE ISLAND COMES ABOARD
52§ 14. SANGUINE INTERLUDE
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