Nautical & Marine Fiction

Harrigan

by Max Brand Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A gripping nautical tale set in Hawaii and upon the open sea. What starts out as a chance meeting between two men turns into a heated race f…

Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts

by Frank R. Stockton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Buccaneers and Pirates of our Coasts is a non-fiction, rollicking story of the origins of piracy and of the famous pirates of the coasts of …

A Cruise in an Opium Clipper

by Lindsay Anderson Read by David Wales 4.3
Eamont was an opium clipper built in Cowes. It was the subject of an 1891 book, A cruise in an opium clipper, by Captain Lindsay Anderson. …

Eirik the Red's Saga

by William James McGlothlin Read by Julian Jamison 4.5
In this saga, the events that led to Eirik the Red's banishment to Greenland are chronicled, as well as Leif Eirikson's discovery of Vinland…

The U-boat Hunters

by James Brendan Connolly Read by William Tomcho 4.1
The author takes the listener on a tour of various ships used in WW1. He discusses the boats and the seamen who occupy them and their encoun…

Toilers of the Sea

by Victor Hugo Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Toilers of the Sea is a powerful tale of love and perseverance set against the backdrop of the unforgiving sea. Victor Hugo weaves a narrati…

The Last Entry

by William Clark Russell Read by Lee Smalley 4.6
This is a sea-faring novel set in 1837. A wealthy former seaman from London and his daughter, who is engaged to be married, set sail on his …

The Loss of the S. S. Titanic

by Lawrence Beesley Read by Allyson Hester 4.7
This is a 1st hand account written by a survivor of the Titanic about that fateful night and the events leading up to it as well as the even…

The Fearsome Island

by Albert Kinross Read by Ruth Golding 4.3
No ordinary sailor's tale, this. Based allegedly on the real experiences of Silas Fordred, Master Mariner of Hythe, this is a story of shipw…

Dog-Watches At Sea

by Stanton Henry King Read by Peter Kelleher 4.5
Stanton H. King was from Barbados and followed his brothers to sea at the age of twelve in 1880. He spent only twelve years at sea for reaso…

For Treasure Bound

by Harry Collingwood Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
For Treasure Bound is one of the earlier novels by Harry Collingwood (William Joseph Cosens Lancaster), published in 1897. We follow the her…

Snarleyyow

by Frederick Marryat Read by Arnold 4.7
This is a quite amusing nautical tale of the British Navy of the around the year 1700. While, as with much early 'humor', it is somewhat h…

Fighting the Whales

by R. M. Ballantyne Read by Lee Elliott 4.6
A fatherless boy joins the crew of a whaling ship in order to earn a living for himself and his mother. Beyond being a fascinating depiction…

Pocket Island

by Charles Clark Munn Read by Roger Melin 4.5
Along the coast of Maine are littered thousands of small islands. One such, named 'Pocket Island' by the locals was so called because of a p…

Robinson Crusoe

by Daniel Defoe Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) 4.7
Adaptation of the story of Robinson Crusoe for grammar school children. Tells how the shipwrecked sailor makes a new life for himself on the…

Stories of Ships and the Sea

by Jack London Read by William Tomcho 4.3
Stories of Ships and the Sea brings together five captivating short stories by renowned author Jack London, celebrated for his vivid storyte…

The Trawler

by James Brendan Connolly Read by Roger Melin 4.6
The Trawler is a short story revolving around the trying life of a group of bank fishermen based in Gloucester. Skipper Hugh Glynn worked hi…

The Isle of Dead Ships

by Crittenden Marriott Read by Roger Melin 4.6
There is a floating island in the sea where no explorer has set foot, or, setting foot, has returned to tell of what he saw. Lying at our ve…

The Mystery of the 'Ocean Star'

by William Clark Russell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The Mystery of the 'Ocean Star' invites listeners into a world of intrigue and adventure on the high seas. This collection of short stories …

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Read by Kristin LeMoine 4.4
For killing an albatross, the mariner and his crew are punished with drought and death. Amidst a series of supernatural events, the mariner'…

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