In Search of the Castaways

Jules Verne (1828 - 1905)

The book tells the story of the quest for Captain Grant of the Britannia. After finding a bottle cast into the ocean by the captain himself after the Britannia is shipwrecked, Lord and Lady Glenarvan of Scotland decide to launch a rescue expedition. The main difficulty is that the coordinates of the wreckage are mostly erased, and only the latitude (37 degrees) is known.
Lord Glenarvan makes it his quest to find Grant; together with his wife, Grant's children and the crew of his yacht the Duncan they set off for South America. An unexpected passenger in the form of French geographer Jacques Paganel joins the search. They explore Patagonia, Tristan da Cunha Island, Amsterdam Island, Australia and New Zealand in their search for the castaways. (summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction Sibella Denton
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Play 01 Book One - I - The Shark Sibella Denton
00:09:55
Play 02 Book One - II - The Three Documents Eddie Winter
00:16:45
Play 03 Book One - III - The Captain's Children Eddie Winter
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Play 04 Book One - IV - Lady Glenarvan's Proposal Sibella Denton
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Play 05 Book One - V - The Departure of the "Duncan" Laurie Anne Walden
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Play 06 Book One - VI - An Unexpected Passenger Sibella Denton
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Play 07 Book One - VII - Jacques Paganel is undeceived cowfoots
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Play 08 Book One - VIII - The Geographer's Resolution Sibella Denton
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Play 09 Book One - IX - Through the Straits of Magelan Sibella Denton
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Play 10 Book One - X - The Course decided Sibella Denton
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Play 11 Book One - XI - Traveling in Chili humeangel
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Play 12 Book One - XII - Eleven Thousand Feet aloft Sibella Denton
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Play 13 Book One - XIII - A sudden Descent humeangel
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Play 14 Book One - XIV - Providentially rescued Roger Melin
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Play 15 Book One - XV - Thalcave Sibella Denton
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Play 16 Book One - XVI - The News of the lost Captain Sibella Denton
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Play 17 Book One - XVII - A serious Necessity Helen Elsbeth
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Play 18 Book One - XVIII - In search of Water Helen Elsbeth
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Play 19 Book One - XIX - The Red Wolves Anna Roberts
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Play 20 Book One - XX - Strange Signs Anna Roberts
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Play 21 Book One - XXI - A False Trail Roger Melin
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Play 22 Book One - XXII - The Flood Erica Sims
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Play 23 Book One - XXIII - A Singular Abode Maria Elmvang
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Play 24 Book One - XXIV - Paganel's Disclosure Maria Elmvang
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Play 25 Book One - XXV - Between Fire and Water Mark F. Smith
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Play 26 Book One - XXVI - The Return on Board Mark F. Smith
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Play 27 Book Two - I - A New Destination Sibella Denton
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Play 28 Book Two - II - Tristan D'Acunha and the Isle of Amsterdam Esther
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Play 29 Book Two - III - Cape Town and M. Viot Esther
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Play 30 Book Two - IV - A Wager and how decided Eddie Winter
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Play 31 Book Two - V - The Storm on the Indian Ocean Eddie Winter
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Play 32 Book Two - VI - A Hospitable Colonist Eddie Winter
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Play 33 Book Two - VII - The Quartermaster of the "Britania" Eddie Winter
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Play 34 Book Two - VIII - Preparation for the Journey Eddie Winter
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Play 35 Book Two - IX - A Country of Paradoxes Esther
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Play 36 Book Two - X - An Accident Esther
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Play 37 Book Two - XI - Crime or Calamity Sibella Denton
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Play 38 Book Two - XII - Toline of the Lachlan fourgrays
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Play 39 Book Two - XIII - A Warning Esther
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Play 40 Book Two - XIV - Wealth in the Wilderness Kristine Bekere
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Play 41 Book Two - XV - Suspicious Occurences Kristine Bekere
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Play 42 Book Two - XVI - A startling Discovery Kristine Bekere
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Play 43 Book Two - XVII - The Plot Unveiled Kristine Bekere
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Play 44 Book Two - XVIII - Four Days of Anguish Kristine Bekere
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Play 45 Book Two - XIX - Helpless and Hopeless Kristine Bekere
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Play 46 Book Three - I - A Rough Captain Kristine Bekere
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Play 47 Book Three - II - Navigators and their Discoveries Kristine Bekere
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Play 48 Book Three - III - The Martyr-roll of Navigators Kristine Bekere
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Play 49 Book Three - IV - The Wreck of the "Macquarie" Peter Yearsley
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Play 50 Book Three - V - Cannibals mpetranech
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Play 51 Book Three - VI - The dreaded Country Laurie Anne Walden
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Play 52 Book Three - VII - The Maori War Esther
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Play 53 Book Three - VIII - On the Road to Auckland Sibella Denton
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Play 54 Book Three - IX - Introduction to the Cannibals Dirk Weber
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Play 55 Book Three - X - A momentous Interview Esther
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Play 56 Book Three - XI - The Chief's Funeral mpetranech
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Play 57 Book Three - XII - Strangely liberated aquielisunari
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Play 58 Book Three - XIII - The sacred Mountain Lucy Lo Faro
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Play 59 Book Three - XIV - A bold Stratagem Esther
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Play 60 Book Three - XV - From Peril to Safety Sibella Denton
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Play 61 Book Three - XVI - Why the "Duncan" went to New-Zealand Maria Elmvang
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Play 62 Book Three - XVII - Airton's Obstinacy Maria Elmvang
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Play 63 Book Three - XVIII - A discouraging Confession Esther
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Play 64 Book Three - XIX -A Cry in the Night Kristine Bekere
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Play 65 Book Three - XX - Captain Grant's Story Maria Elmvang
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Play 66 Book Three - XXI - Paganel's last Entanglement Kristine Bekere
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