Nautical & Marine Fiction
The Skipper's Wooing
The crew of the ship come together in a syndicate to find the missing father of the lady whom their skipper should like to favour. Their res…
The Captain's Story
This seafaring adventure story was adapted from the German. It is also known as The Disobedient Son and tells the story of a boy who runs aw…
Paddeltje, de scheepsjongen van Michiel de Ruijter
De avonturen van Klaas Ariensze, bijgenaamd Paddeltje, scheepsjongen van Michiel de Ruijter.Na een eerste tocht als scheepsjongen, moet Padd…
Poison Island
Mysterious old Captain Coffin not only has a wild story about a Honduran island where treasure lies, he has a map. But they must be wary bec…
Robert Surcouf
Robert Surcouf (* 12. Dezember 1773 in Saint-Malo, Frankreich; † 8. Juli 1827 in Saint-Malo) war während der Revolutionskriege franz&ou…
The Last Buccaneer
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of The Last Buccaneer by Thomas Babbington Macaulay. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for …
The Tears Of Siva
An old-time shipmate of Slate Shannon brings trouble when he comes to Havana and asks Shannon to keep a packet of jewels for him, called the…
The Ships that Won't Go Down
Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets …
A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea
A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea is a stirring sea song by Allan Cunningham that captures the essence of maritime adventure and the beauty of t…
The Three Lieutenants
A few years have passed since the adventures of Terence, Jack, and Alick as midshipmen in the British Navy. They have each gone on their pat…
Der Chancellor
Der Chancellor ist eines von Jules Vernes ungewöhnlichsten Werken. Es erzählt vom Untergang eines Schiffes in Form eines Tagebuche…
Drake
Alfred Noyes, in the blank-verse epic "Drake", fictionalizes the historical Francis Drake, who, during the reign of Elizabeth I of…
Cutlass and Cudgel
Based around the crew of cutter HMS White Hawk, this is a tale of smuggling in the early 19th century off the coast of Wessex. The midshipma…
De Vliegende Hollander
De Vliegende Hollander is een spookschip dat volgens de overlevering voor eeuwig in de buurt van Kaap de Goede Hoop rondvaart. De sage verte…
Ballad of the Canal
Ballad of the Canal is a witty and engaging poem by Phoebe Cary that playfully parodies the famous "Ballad of the Tempest" by Jame…
Leben und Abenteuer des weltbekannten Seeräubers Bob Singleton
Dieses Reise und Seefahrer Abenteuer erzählt die Geschichte von einem jungen Mann, der als Kind den Eltern geraubt worden ist und unter…
Der Fliegende Holländer
Wolff gehört zu den sogenannten Butzenscheibendichtern. Dieser Begriff wurde zuerst 1884 von Paul Heyse verwendet, um damit zeitgen&oum…
Clearing Weather
"It is not the money. It is the ships. I must build ships. But no one wants them now." Cornelia Meigs captures the excitement of …
Die Schwarze Galeere
Im Jahr 1599 sind die Niederlande von den Spaniern besetzt. Die Stadt Antwerpen ist bevölkert von italienischen Söldnern. Doch die…
A Great Sea Mystery
On December 4, 1872, The American merchant brigantine ship "Mary Celeste" was found adrift and deserted, under partial sail, with …