The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Picaresque Memoir of Sea Voyages, Intrigue, Captivity, and Victorian AdventureBy George Augustus Sala
Length17h 50m
About this audiobook
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous (Vol. 1–3) is a vigorous historical romance cast in the form of a picaresque memoir, following its roguish protagonist through scenes of peril, imposture, travel, and moral testing. Sala writes in a richly theatrical, antiquarian idiom, evoking the eighteenth century with exuberant diction, episodic plotting, and a taste for the grotesque and sensational. The work belongs to the Victorian revival of historical adventure, indebted to Defoe, Smollett, and Fielding, yet marked by the energy of popular serial fiction. George Augustus Sala was one of the most distinctive journalists of mid-Victorian Britain, a cosmopolitan observer, art critic, traveller, and protégé of Charles Dickens. His career in periodical writing sharpened his eye for vivid detail, social eccentricity, and narrative momentum. These qualities inform Captain Dangerous, whose bustling world reflects Sala's fascination with urban spectacle, theatrical self-fashioning, and the unstable border between respectability and criminality. This three-volume novel is recommended to readers interested in Victorian historical fiction, maritime and criminal adventure, and the afterlife of eighteenth-century narrative forms. It offers not only entertainment but also a revealing example of how Victorian writers reimagined the past through wit, excess, and literary performance.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.2 (12)
Includes Goodreads
GenreAction and Adventure, Historical Fiction
Length17 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 18, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
20CHAPTER THE FIFTH.
2Volume 1
21CHAPTER THE SIXTH.
3PREFACE.
22CHAPTER THE SEVENTH.
4CHAPTER THE FIRST.
23CHAPTER THE EIGHTH.
5CHAPTER THE SECOND.
24CHAPTER THE NINTH.
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6CHAPTER THE THIRD.
25FOOTNOTES:
7CHAPTER THE FOURTH.
26Volume 3
8CHAPTER THE FIFTH.
27CHAPTER THE FIRST.
9CHAPTER THE SIXTH.
28CHAPTER THE SECOND.
10CHAPTER THE SEVENTH.
29CHAPTER THE THIRD.
11CHAPTER THE EIGHTH.
30CHAPTER THE FOURTH.
12CHAPTER THE NINTH.
31CHAPTER THE FIFTH.
13CHAPTER THE TENTH.
32CHAPTER THE SIXTH.
14FOOTNOTES:
33CHAPTER THE SEVENTH.
15Volume 2
34CHAPTER THE EIGHTH.
16CHAPTER THE FIRST.
35CHAPTER THE NINTH AND LAST.
17CHAPTER THE SECOND.
36NOTE EXCULPATORY.
18CHAPTER THE THIRD.
37FOOTNOTES:
19CHAPTER THE FOURTH.
38Memorable Quotes
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