Autobiography of a Seaman, Vol. 1
by Lord Thomas Cochrane · Free audiobook · 24 chapters
LibriVox recording of Autobiography of a Seaman, Vol. 1, by Lord Thomas Cochrane. Read by Timothy Ferguson. This two volume work is the autobiography of Lord Cochrane, a naval captain of the Napoleonic period. His adventures are seminal to the development of naval fiction as a genre. Marryat sailed with Cochrane, while later writers borrowed incidents from this biography for their fictions. Most notable among these is Patrick O'Brian, three of whose novels have clear parallels to incidents in the life of Cochrane. This first volume covers Cochrane's earlier life, during which he is most active militarily. (Introduction by Timothy Ferguson) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B Part 1 (162MB) Download M4B Part 2 (150MB)
Chapters
- 1. 00 - Dedication, Preface, and Introductory1:08:03
- 2. 01 - My Boyhood, and Entrance Into the Navy22:25
- 3. 02 - Cruise of the Hind18:41
- 4. 03 - Voyage of the Thetis22:59
- 5. 04 - Services in the Meditteranean24:10
- 6. 05 - Cruise of the Speedy42:15
- 7. 06 - Cruise of the Speedy Continued26:04
- 8. 07 - Admiralty Reluctance to Promote Me26:48
- 9. 08 - Naval Administration Sixty Years Ago21:03
- 10. 09 - Employment in the Arab9:26
- 11. 10 - Cruise of the Pallas18:50
- 12. 11 - Services in the Pallas Continued33:43
- 13. 12 - My Entrance Into Parliament18:47
- 14. 13 - Dissolution of Parliament33:48
- 15. 14 - Cruise of the Imperieuse30:28
- 16. 15 - Cruise of the Imperieuse Continued29:11
- 17. 16 - Cruise of the Imperieuse Continued22:15
- 18. 17 - Cruise of the Imperieuse Continued49:37
- 19. 18 - Cruise of the Imperieuse Continued21:28
- 20. 19 - Appointment to Command Fire-Ships in Basque Roads25:10
- 21. 20 - Untitled Chapter24:16
- 22. 21 - Untitled chapter50:27
- 23. 22 - Arrival in England19:22
- 24. 23 - Lord Gambier's Despatch19:55