Yacht Adventures: 19 Books of Sea Tales
Nineteen Classic Yacht Voyages of Shipwrecks, Island Mysteries, and Young SailorsBy Arthur Colton, Annie Brassey, G. Christopher Davies, G. A. Henty, Ruel Perley Smith, Russell Doubleday, Izola L. Forrester, C. A. Stephens, Howard Roger Garis, Harry Castlemon, Carol Norton, John Henry Goldfrap, Edward Stratemeyer, Margaret Love Sanderson, Roy J. Snell, Mildred A. Wirt, Ralph Stock
Length136h 48m
About this audiobook
Yacht Adventures gathers nineteen sea tales that chart the enduring imaginative appeal of small craft, coastal passage, and maritime peril. Ranging from vigorous juvenile adventure and practical nautical realism to mystery, travel-inflected narrative, and tales of courage under pressure, the volume situates yachting within the broader Anglo-American tradition of popular sea literature. Storms, wrecks, hidden coves, contested waters, and disciplined seamanship recur as dramatic occasions, while the collection's varied prose registers reveal how the sea could serve both as a site of instruction and of exhilarating escape. Its contributors—writers associated with late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century children's publishing, adventure fiction, periodical culture, and popular romance—bring distinct professional backgrounds to a shared maritime world. Their collective work reflects an era in which technological modernity, imperial and coastal geographies, and ideals of self-reliance shaped stories for young readers and general audiences alike. Across these narratives, the yacht becomes more than a vessel: it is a setting for ethical testing, practical knowledge, companionship, and encounters with the unfamiliar. Recommended for readers of nautical fiction, children's literature, and popular literary history, this anthology offers an unusually broad voyage through maritime storytelling. It invites comparison among changing styles, assumptions, and narrative pleasures while providing an accessible record of the sea adventure's cultural reach. Readers will find both entertainment and a valuable panorama of voices in dialogue across a shared horizon.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature, General Fiction
Length136 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Cruise of The Violetta
2The Cruise of The Violetta
3GEORGIA W. PANGBORN
4CHAPTER VI—SECOND ADVENTURE
5CHAPTER XII—RAM NAD CONTINUED
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6CHAPTER XVIII—CONCLUSION OF DR. ULSWATER'S THIRD MANUSCIPT
7CHAPTER XXIV—THE ARREST
8CHAPTER XXX—MR. DORCAS
9CHAPTER XXXIV—AMBASSADORS FROM ZIONVILLE
10A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months
11A VOYAGE IN THE 'SUNBEAM'. (pt. 1)
12A VOYAGE IN THE 'SUNBEAM'. (pt. 2)
13A VOYAGE IN THE 'SUNBEAM'. (pt. 3)
14A VOYAGE IN THE 'SUNBEAM'. (pt. 4)
15A VOYAGE IN THE 'SUNBEAM'. (pt. 5)
16A VOYAGE IN THE 'SUNBEAM'. (pt. 6)
17A VOYAGE IN THE 'SUNBEAM'. (pt. 7)
18Left on Labrador; or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht "Curlew". As Recorded by "Wash"
19LEFT ON LABRADOR.
20CHAPTER IV.ToC
21CHAPTER V.ToC
22CHAPTER VIII.ToC
23CHAPTER X.ToC
24CHAPTER XII.ToC
25CHAPTER XIII.ToC
26CHAPTER XV.ToC
27No Moss; Or, The Career of a Rolling Stone
28No Moss; Or, The Career of a Rolling Stone
29CHAPTER I.
30CHAPTER IV.
31CHAPTER IX.
32CHAPTER XII.
33CHAPTER XVI.
34CHAPTER XVIII.
35CHAPTER XXI.
36International Bibles
37The Cruise of the O Moo
38The Cruise of the O Moo
39CHAPTER I A MYSTERIOUS TAPPING
40CHAPTER V A CATASTROPHE AVERTED
41CHAPTER X THE REAL CRUISE BEGINS
42CHAPTER XIV “A PHANTOM WIRELESS”
43A Year in a Yawl. A True Tale of the Adventures of Four Boys in a Thirty-foot Yawl
44CHAPTER I
45CHAPTER II
46CHAPTER III
47CHAPTER IV
48CHAPTER V
49CHAPTER VI
50CHAPTER VII
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