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Catalog date:
2013-03-17
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The Cruise of the Esmeralda

Harry Collingwood (1851 - 1922)

After his father died, Captain Saint Leger and his family are left destitute. However, the Saint Legers have a family secret: an ancestor is said to have buried a vast fortune in gold and jewels somewhere in the Eastern Seas. The catch: all directions are encrypted. Nevertheless, Captain Saint Leger decides to take a chance and sails east. A journey full of adventure begins, including pirates, storms and mutiny... (Summary by Carolin)

Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Nautical & Marine Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter I - The Story of the Buried Treasure Christopher Webber
 00:19:45
Play 02 Chapter II - The Cryptogram Christopher Webber
 00:22:49
Play 03 Chapter III - 'The Esmeralda' Christopher Webber
 00:33:00
Play 04 Chapter IV - In Blue Water, Part 1 Christopher Webber
 00:22:21
Play 05 Chapter IV - In Blue Water, Part 2 Christopher Webber
 00:21:43
Play 06 Chapter V - A Wreck and a Rescue, Part 1 Christopher Webber
 00:20:25
Play 07 Chapter V - A Wreck and a Rescue, Part 2 Christopher Webber
 00:22:33
Play 08 Chapter VI - The Tragedy on Board the 'City of Calcutta' Marty
 00:33:09
Play 09 Chapter VII - The Strange Fate of the 'Northern Queen' Mike Pelton
 00:30:34
Play 10 Chapter VIII - The Chief Mate has a Presentiment Mike Pelton
 00:29:53
Play 11 Chapter IX - An Eventful Night Mike Pelton
 00:32:47
Play 12 Chapter X - On a Lee-Shore Mike Pelton
 00:27:01
Play 13 Chapter XI - A Ghastly Waif of the Sea Arie
 00:28:37
Play 14 Chapter XII - The Solution of the Cryptogram Arie
 00:29:41
Play 15 Chapter XIII - The New Crew, Part 1 Marty
 00:21:13
Play 16 Chapter XIII - The New Crew, Part 2 Marty
 00:18:12
Play 17 Chapter XIV - Plot and Counterplot Dave Wills
 00:28:40
Play 18 Chapter XV - We Arrive at the Treasure Island Dave Wills
 00:36:22
Play 19 Chapter XVI - The Finding of the Treasure: And What Followed Marty
 00:27:29
Play 20 Chapter XVII - The Recapture of the Barque Dave Wills
 00:29:34
Play 21 Chapter XVIII - A Pacific Hurricane Dave Wills
 00:29:57
Play 22 Chapter XIX - In Dire Extremity Marty
 00:29:44
Play 23 Chapter XX - The End of the Adventure MaryAnn
 00:34:19