THE ADVENTURES OF MILES WALLINGFORD: Afloat and Ashore & Miles Wallingford (Sea Adventure Classics) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Autobiographical NovelsBy James Fenimore Cooper
Length41h 19m
About this audiobook
The Adventures of Miles Wallingford gathers Cooper's paired sea narratives, Afloat and Ashore and Miles Wallingford, tracing the education of a young New York gentleman through maritime peril, commercial ambition, moral testing, and romantic attachment. Written with Cooper's characteristic amplitude, nautical precision, and republican moral seriousness, the novels belong to the nineteenth-century tradition of sea fiction while extending the author's own Leatherstocking concern with character formed by frontier experience into the Atlantic world. James Fenimore Cooper brought unusual authority to this material. Before becoming one of America's first internationally celebrated novelists, he had served at sea and in the United States Navy, experiences that informed his command of shipboard labor, hierarchy, navigation, and danger. His fiction often meditates on national identity, social rank, property, and honor; in Miles Wallingford, these concerns are refracted through the life of a sailor-merchant navigating both oceans and society. This volume is recommended to readers interested in classic maritime adventure, early American fiction, and the moral imagination of the young republic. Its rewards lie not only in storms, voyages, and intrigue, but in Cooper's sustained inquiry into maturity, loyalty, and self-command.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length41 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 5, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE ADVENTURES OF MILES WALLINGFORD: Afloat and Ashore & Miles Wallingford (Sea Adventure Classics) (Annotated)
15AFLOAT AND ASHORE: A Sea Tale (pt. 7)
2Introduction
16AFLOAT AND ASHORE: A Sea Tale (pt. 8)
3Author Biography
17AFLOAT AND ASHORE: A Sea Tale (pt. 9)
4Historical Context
18MILES WALLINGFORD: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore (pt. 1)
5Synopsis (Selection)
19MILES WALLINGFORD: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore (pt. 2)
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6THE ADVENTURES OF MILES WALLINGFORD: Afloat and Ashore & Miles Wallingford (Sea Adventure Classics)
20MILES WALLINGFORD: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore (pt. 3)
7Introduction:
21MILES WALLINGFORD: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore (pt. 4)
8DISCOURSE ON THE LIFE, GENIUS, AND WRITINGS OF JAMES FENIMORE COOPER by W. C. Bryant
22MILES WALLINGFORD: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore (pt. 5)
9AFLOAT AND ASHORE: A Sea Tale (pt. 1)
23MILES WALLINGFORD: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore (pt. 6)
10AFLOAT AND ASHORE: A Sea Tale (pt. 2)
24MILES WALLINGFORD: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore (pt. 7)
11AFLOAT AND ASHORE: A Sea Tale (pt. 3)
25MILES WALLINGFORD: Sequel to Afloat and Ashore (pt. 8)
12AFLOAT AND ASHORE: A Sea Tale (pt. 4)
26Analysis
13AFLOAT AND ASHORE: A Sea Tale (pt. 5)
27Reflection
14AFLOAT AND ASHORE: A Sea Tale (pt. 6)
28Memorable Quotes
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