The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World (Vol. 1-7) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Complete History of the Ground-breaking JourneyBy James Cook, Georg Forster, James King
Length102h 47m
About this audiobook
The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World gathers in seven volumes one of the eighteenth century's most influential bodies of travel writing, combining nautical record, ethnographic observation, natural history, and imperial encounter. Its narratives range from logbook precision to reflective description, charting the Pacific, Antarctic waters, and northwest American coast while recording encounters in Tahiti, New Zealand, Hawai'i, and beyond. Standout episodes—first landfalls, perilous ice navigation, and the dramatic final voyage—reveal both the ambition and the tensions of Enlightenment exploration. The contributing voices bring complementary authority to this monumental record: Cook's practical seamanship and disciplined observation, Forster's philosophically informed attention to peoples and environments, and King's continuation of the final voyage after Cook's death. Together, they reflect the scientific, maritime, and imperial currents of the Age of Enlightenment, when exploration served astronomy, cartography, commerce, and empire. Their varied perspectives illuminate not only distant geographies but also European methods of classifying, interpreting, and often misunderstanding the wider world. Readers seeking a foundational archive of global encounter will find this collection indispensable. It offers a rare opportunity to examine exploration literature across multiple expeditions, styles, and intellectual agendas, fostering dialogue among navigation, science, cultural description, and colonial history within a single, expansive work.
Audiobook details
GenreTravel, Literary Classics
Length102 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 11, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Travels of Marco Polo (Vol. 1&2)
30BOOK IV. (pt. 2)
2Volume I
31BOOK IV. (pt. 3)
3LIFE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK.
32Volume V
4INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST VOYAGE.
33BOOK I. (pt. 1)
5BOOK I. (pt. 1)
34BOOK I. (pt. 2)
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6BOOK I. (pt. 2)
35BOOK II. (pt. 1)
7BOOK I. (pt. 3)
36BOOK II. (pt. 2)
8BOOK I. (pt. 4)
37BOOK II. (pt. 3)
9BOOK II. (pt. 1)
38BOOK II. (pt. 4)
10BOOK II. (pt. 2)
39BOOK II. (pt. 5)
11Volume II
40Volume VI
12BOOK II.
41BOOK III. (pt. 1)
13BOOK III. (pt. 1)
42BOOK III. (pt. 2)
14BOOK III. (pt. 2)
43BOOK III. (pt. 3)
15BOOK III. (pt. 3)
44BOOK III. (pt. 4)
16BOOK III. (pt. 4)
45BOOK IV. (pt. 1)
17BOOK III. (pt. 5)
46BOOK IV. (pt. 2)
18Volume III
47BOOK IV. (pt. 3)
19BOOK I. (pt. 1)
48BOOK IV. (pt. 4)
20BOOK I. (pt. 2)
49Volume VII
21BOOK I. (pt. 3)
50BOOK V. (pt. 1)
22BOOK II. (pt. 1)
51BOOK V. (pt. 2)
23BOOK II. (pt. 2)
52BOOK V. (pt. 3)
24BOOK II. (pt. 3)
53BOOK VI. (pt. 1)
25Volume IV
54BOOK VI. (pt. 2)
26BOOK III. (pt. 1)
55BOOK VI. (pt. 3)
27BOOK III. (pt. 2)
56BOOK VI. (pt. 4)
28BOOK III. (pt. 3)
57BOOK VI. (pt. 5)
29BOOK IV. (pt. 1)
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