At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
This is a tale of the French expedition into Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed to establish a French colony in Egypt and to threaten English possessions in India. Edgar Blagrove, the son of an English merchantman trading in Alexandria, gets caught up in the conflict and does great service for his country against the French. (Summary by Grace Silvey)
Genre(s): Historical Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): adventure (990), war (233), navy (31), courage (20), trade (10), arab (5)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | gracesilvey |
00:02:24 |
| Play 01 | Making a Friend | gracesilvey |
00:35:21 |
| Play 02 | A Bedouin Tribe | gracesilvey |
00:33:02 |
| Play 03 | Left Behind | gracesilvey |
00:29:39 |
| Play 04 | The Battle of the Pyramids | gracesilvey |
00:34:46 |
| Play 05 | A Street Attack | gracesilvey |
00:33:11 |
| Play 06 | The Rising in Cairo | gracesilvey |
00:30:28 |
| Play 07 | Saved | gracesilvey |
00:33:56 |
| Play 08 | An Egyptian Tomb | gracesilvey |
00:36:02 |
| Play 09 | Sir Sidney Smith | gracesilvey |
00:33:45 |
| Play 10 | A Sea-fight | gracesilvey |
00:29:09 |
| Play 11 | Acre | gracesilvey |
00:30:46 |
| Play 12 | A Desperate Siege | gracesilvey |
00:30:02 |
| Play 13 | An Independent Command | gracesilvey |
00:30:40 |
| Play 14 | A Pirate Hold | gracesilvey |
00:32:13 |
| Play 15 | Cruising | gracesilvey |
00:30:00 |
| Play 16 | A Visit Home | gracesilvey |
00:31:01 |
| Play 17 | Abercrombie's Expedition | gracesilvey |
00:31:52 |
| Play 18 | The Battle of Alexandria | gracesilvey |
00:31:32 |
| Play 19 | Quiet and Rest | gracesilvey |
00:21:31 |