
Length9h 18m
About this audiobook
In "The Tickencote Treasure", a struggling doctor gets the chance of a lifetime when an old sea captain recruits him for a voyage to Africa. Unsure at first, Paul Pickering accepts his offer, embarking on a journey that brings him to the coast of Algeria. After several uneventful days at sea, the crew is surprised to discover a strange ship floating toward them. Although it resembles an old Elizabethan vessel, the hull looks relatively new. Thinking it abandoned, a group of sailors boards the phantom ship to find it hermetically sealed. Hoping for treasure, they go below deck to find a strange old man instead. As the story unfolds, an atmosphere of mystery and an ancient legend threaten to overwhelm Pickering and his comrades.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length9 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 7, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Tickencote
20CHAPTER XIX THE LADY FROM BAYSWATER
2CHAPTER I IN WHICH JOB SEAL BORROWS A FUSEE
21CHAPTER XX PHILIP REILLY TELLS A STRANGE STORY
3CHAPTER II WHAT WE SAW AND WHAT WE HEARD
22CHAPTER XXI WE MAKE A DISCOVERY IN THE MANOR HOUSE
4CHAPTER III THE MYSTERIOUS MAN
23CHAPTER XXII BLACK BENNETT
5CHAPTER IV IN WHICH I EXAMINE THE PARCHMENTS
24CHAPTER XXIII JOB SEAL RELATES HIS ADVENTURES
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6CHAPTER V WITH A STORY TO TELL
25CHAPTER XXIV THE MYSTERY OF MARGARET KNUTTON
7CHAPTER VI AN EXPERT OPINION
26CHAPTER XXV REVEALS THE DEATH-TRAP
8CHAPTER VII WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THE VELLUM BOOK
27CHAPTER XXVI IN WHICH BEN KNUTTON GROWS CONFIDENTIAL
9CHAPTER VIII THE SEVEN DEAD MEN
28CHAPTER XXVII DOROTHY DRUMMOND PREFERS SECRECY
10CHAPTER IX ONE POINT IS MADE CLEAR
29CHAPTER XXVIII WE RECEIVE MIDNIGHT VISITORS
11CHAPTER X THE GUARDIAN OF THE SECRET
30CHAPTER XXIX DOROTHY MAKES A CONFESSION
12CHAPTER XI FORESTALLED
31CHAPTER XXX THE SILENT MAN’S STORY
13CHAPTER XII JOB SEAL MAKES A PROPOSAL
32CHAPTER XXXI THE HOUSE AT KILBURN
14CHAPTER XIII A CALL, AND ITS CONSEQUENCE
33CHAPTER XXXII WHAT WE DISCOVERED AT THE RECORD OFFICE
15CHAPTER XIV REQUIRES EXPLANATION
34CHAPTER XXXIII WE DECIPHER THE PARCHMENT
16CHAPTER XV REVEALS SOMETHING OF IMPORTANCE
35CHAPTER XXXIV OUR SEARCH AT TICKENCOTE AND ITS RESULTS
17CHAPTER XVI MRS. GRAHAM’S VISITOR
36CHAPTER XXXV THE SPY, AND WHAT HE TOLD US
18CHAPTER XVII THE SELLER OF THE SECRET
37CHAPTER XXXVI “NINE POINTS OF THE LAW”
19CHAPTER XVIII THE SILENT MAN’S WARNING
38CHAPTER XXXVII CONTAINS THE CONCLUSION