The Mystery of the Ocean Star
A Collection of Maritime Sketches

by W. Clark Russell (1844-1911)

This is a collection of short mystery stories, set at sea, in the times of the great sea voyages. (Summary by Carolin)

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Total running time: 9:58:48


In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Carolin Kaiser
Dedicated Proof-Listener: Rapunzelina
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Carolin Kaiser

mp3 and ogg files

• 01 - The Mystery of the 'Ocean Star' – 00:37:45
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  [mp3@128kbps - 36.2MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 19.7MB]
  Read by Lala Young
• 02 - The Extraordinary Adventure of a Chief Mate – 00:41:49
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  [mp3@128kbps - 40.1MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 22.3MB]
  Read by Mike Pelton
• 03 - Thirst! An Ocean Incident – 00:30:23
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  [mp3@128kbps - 29.1MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 16.3MB]
  Read by Mike Pelton
• 04 - Pictures at Sea – 00:31:21
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  [mp3@128kbps - 30.1MB]
  [ogg vorbis - 17.1MB]
  Read by Robert Hoffman
• 05 - Foul of a Waterspout – 00:15:36
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  [mp3@128kbps - 14.9MB]
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  Read by Malachi
• 06 - Hazardous Voyages – 00:19:19
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  Read by MJ Franck
• 07 - Forecastle Traits – 00:19:10
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  Read by Goss45
• 08 - The Old Sea Dog – 00:19:06
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  [ogg vorbis - 10.2MB]
  Read by Michael Jones
• 09 - Marine Punishments – 00:19:06
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  [ogg vorbis - 10.2MB]
  Read by MJ Franck
• 10 - Calms and Seas – 00:31:13
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  [ogg vorbis - 17.3MB]
  Read by CaprishaPage
• 11 - 'Longshoreman's Yarns – 00:43:10
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  [ogg vorbis - 22.2MB]
  Read by MJ Franck
• 12 - The British Sailor – 00:17:06
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  Read by Emily Feuka
• 13 - Lifeboats and their Crews – 00:16:17
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  Read by Debmiester
• 14 - Weevil's Lecture – 00:24:33
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  [ogg vorbis - 13.4MB]
  Read by pklipp
• 15 - Old Ships – 00:29:00
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  Read by Steve C
• 16 - Seaside Effects – 00:31:50
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  [ogg vorbis - 16.6MB]
  Read by Dan Froese
• 17 - An Ocean Mystery – 00:12:33
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  [ogg vorbis - 6.7MB]
  Read by Snapdragon
• 18 - The Old Naval Sea-Song – 00:43:56
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  [ogg vorbis - 23.9MB]
  Read by Steve C
• 19 - An Old Shipwright – 00:17:17
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  [ogg vorbis - 9.0MB]
  Read by ToddHW
• 20 - Can These Dry Bones Live? – 00:20:09
  [mp3@64kbps - 9.6MB]
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  [ogg vorbis - 10.7MB]
  Read by Robert Hoffman
• 21 - 'That There Little Tommy' – 00:20:38
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  [ogg vorbis - 10.8MB]
  Read by Patrick Wallace
• 22 - A Luminous Sailor – 00:18:36
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  Read by Garth Burton
• 23 - Spanish Armada – 00:38:55
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  [ogg vorbis - 21.1MB]
  Read by Patrick Wallace

Cataloged on December 28, 2012