The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables
By R. M. Ballantyne
Length9h 59m
About this audiobook
A very interesting book about historical events, on the history of the laying and development of submarine telegraph cables, but it also has a very interesting plot with surprise twists. (Goodreads)
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length9 hrs 59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 9, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
18Chapter Seventeen.: Strange Discoveries on Pirate Island.
2Chapter One.: In which the Hero makes his First Flash and Explosion.
19Chapter Eighteen.: The Pirate’s Island—Continued.
3Chapter Two.: Refers to a Notable Character.
20Chapter Nineteen.: An Exploration and an Accident.
4Chapter Three.: Early Aspirations.
21Chapter Twenty.: Various Subjects treated of, and a Great Fight detailed.
5Chapter Four.: Extraordinary Result of an Attempt at Amateur Cable-Laying.
22Chapter Twenty One.: Departure from Pirate Island and Hopeful News at Sarawak.
Show all chaptersShow less
6Chapter Five.: Prospects of Real Cable-Laying—Robin meets with his First Electrical Acquaintances.
23Chapter Twenty Two.: Bombay—Where Stumps comes to Grief.
7Chapter Six.: Tells of our Hero’s Visit to the Great Cable.
24Chapter Twenty Three.: Stumps in Despair—And Bombay in Raptures.
8Chapter Seven.: The Big Ship—First Night Aboard.
25Chapter Twenty Four.: Shows the Dreadful Depravity of Man, and the Amazing Effects of Electrical Treatment on Man and Beast.
9Chapter Eight.: Laying The Cable—“Faults” and Fault-Finding—Anxieties, Accidents, and other Matters.
26Chapter Twenty Five.: A Great Field-day, in which Slagg distinguishes himself.
10Chapter Nine.: In which Joys, Hopes, Alarms, Ghosts, and Leviathans Take Part.
27Chapter Twenty Six.: Begins with a Disappointment, continues with a Great Reception, and ends with a Series of Surprises.
11Chapter Ten.: Tells of Great Efforts and Failures and Grand Success.
28Chapter Twenty Seven.: Describes Several Important Events.
12Chapter Eleven.: Home!
29Chapter Twenty Eight.: The Cable Laid.
13Chapter Twelve.: A Great Dynamo-Electric Sea-Fight.
30Chapter Twenty Nine.: Uncle Rik’s Adventures.
14Chapter Thirteen.: Tells of a Sudden and Unlooked-for Event.
31Chapter Thirty.: The Wright Family reunited, and Sam becomes highly Electrical.
15Chapter Fourteen.: The Raft.
32Chapter Thirty One.: Describes a Happy Home and a Happier Meeting.
16Chapter Fifteen.: Life on the Raft.
33Chapter Thirty Two.: In which the Story finds a “Fault,” and the Electrical Current ends.
17Chapter Sixteen.: In which will be found more Surprises than one.
Series
Fighting the WhalesR. M. Ballantyne2h 31m$2.30
Shifting Winds A Tough YarnR. M. Ballantyne9h 42m$2.30
The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky MountainsR. M. Ballantyne10h 15m$2.30
The Middy and the Moors An Algerine StoryR. M. Ballantyne6h 30m$2.30
The Pioneers A Tale of the Western WildernessR. M. Ballantyne2h 52m$2.30
UngavaR. M. Ballantyne12h 15m$2.30
Diggging for Gold Adventures in CaliforniaR. M. Ballantyne2h 50m$2.30
In the Track of the TroopsR. M. Ballantyne9h 40m$2.30
The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's FeastR. M. Ballantyne32m$2.30
The Floating Light of the Goodwin SandsR. M. Ballantyne10h 2m$2.30
Personal Reminiscences and Some Short StoriesR. M. Ballantyne5h 34m$2.30
Six Months at the CapeR. M. Ballantyne4h 14m$2.30
The Gorilla HuntersR. M. Ballantyne10h 3m$2.30
Post HasteR. M. Ballantyne10h 18m$2.30
Gascoyne The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the PacificR. M. Ballantyne$2.30
Charlie to the RescueR. M. Ballantyne10h 41m$2.30
Martin Rattler Adventures of a Boy in he Forests of BrazilR. M. Ballantyne6h 32m$2.30
My Doggie and IR. M. Ballantyne4h 27m$2.30
The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of IceR. M. Ballantyne9h 54m$2.30
Under the Waves Diving in Deep WatersR. M. Ballantyne10h 15m$2.30
L. M. Montgomery – Premium Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry & MemoirsLucy Maud Montgomery155h 55m$2 · $0.00
MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated)Mark Twain416h 24m5 (2)$2 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m$18 · $0.00
Louisa May Alcott: 16 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)Louisa May Alcott141h 35m$2 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
The Complete Works of Oscar WildeOscar Wilde80h 38m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Books of F. Scott Fitzgerald (all his 5 novels + all 4 short story collections published during his lifetime)F. Scott Fitzgerald86h 48m$2 · $0.00
The Count of Monte Cristo (With Original Illustrations)Alexandre Dumas54h 7m$1 · $0.00
Braving the TruthRachel Held Evans11h 31m$29 · $0.00
Richard Wagamese SelectedRichard Wagamese3h 14m$15
Shōgun, Part OneJames Clavell24h 19m$35
Henry V (The Play, Historical Background and Analysis of the Character in the Play)William Shakespeare, William Hazlitt8h 40m$1 · $0.00
Pathways to LightPrakash Amte7h 6m$8
The North American Indian (Illustrated Edition)Edward S. Curtis, Frederick Webb Hodge6h$2 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Leo Tolstoy in One Premium Edition (World Classics Series)Leo Tolstoy213h 41m$2 · $0.00
The Holy BibleKing James99h 50m$12 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of the Brontë Sisters (8 Novels: Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette, The Professor, Emma, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë118h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Greatest Works of Jules VerneJules Verne247h 39m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton421h 4m$2 · $0.00
Time RegainedMarcel Proust15h 54m$2 · $0.00
You may also like
The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!Jory John9m$4 · $0.00
The Boy Fortune Hunters in EgyptL. Frank Baum4h 32m$1 · $0.00
Summer on WheelsGary Soto3h$15
Frank Brown, Sea ApprenticeFrank Thomas Bullen9h 58m$2 · $0.00
David LivingstoneC. Silvester Horne4h 22m$12 · $0.00
Pete the Cat's Train TripJames Dean4m$4 · $0.00
The Ralph S. Mouse Audio CollectionBeverly Cleary6h 41m$24 · $0.00
Flop Ear, the Funny Rabbit: His Many AdventuresRichard Barnum2h 31m$2 · $0.00
More Seeds of Knowledge; Or, Another Peep at CharlesMiss Corner0m$2 · $0.00
Billy Whiskers, JrFrances Trego Montgomery3h 10m$1 · $0.00
Trustee from the ToolroomNevil Shute Norway11h 42m$1 · $0.00
Martin Rattler Adventures of a Boy in he Forests of BrazilR. M. Ballantyne6h 32m$2.30
They Call Me SupermenschShep Gordon9h 4m$29 · $0.00
Pee-wee Harris F. O. B. BridgeboroPercy Keese Fitzhugh3h 58m$2 · $0.00
Maori and SettlerG. A. Henty9h 33m$23
The Awesome GameDave Hill6h 38m$28 · $0.00
Motor Boat Boys Down the Coast; or, Through Storm and Stress to FloridaLouis Arundel5h 1m$2 · $0.00
To Dance, to LiveCarolyn J. Brown3h 17m$28 · $0.00
Over the Rocky Mountains Wandering Will in the Land of the RedskinsR. M. Ballantyne2h 58m$2.30
Paddington at LargeMichael Bond2h 17m$16 · $0.00