Marryat was a midshipman under Captain Cochrane and this, his first naval adventure, is considered to be a highly autobiographical telling of his adventures with one of Britain's most famous and daring naval captains. (Summary by Paul Klipp)
Chapters
1 00 - Prefatory notes 9 min 2 01 - Chapter 1 27 min 3 02 - Chapter 2, Part 1 24 min 4 03 - Chapter 2, Part 2 25 min 5 04 - Chapter 3 27 min 6 05 - Chapter 4 36 min 7 06 - Chapter 5 35 min 8 07 - Chapter 6 19 min 9 08 - Chapter 7 33 min 10 09 - Chapter 8 34 min 11 10 - Chapter 9 31 min 12 11 - Chapter 10 26 min 13 12 - Chapter 11, Part 1 15 min 14 13 - Chapter 11, Part 2 26 min 15 14 - Chapter 12 30 min 16 15 - Chapter 13 12 min 17 16 - Chapter 14, Part 1 22 min 18 17 - Chapter 14, Part 2 24 min 19 18 - Chapter 15, Part 1 20 min 20 19 - Chapter 15, Part 2 23 min 21 20 - Chapter 16 29 min 22 21 - Chapter 17, Part 1 17 min 23 22 - Chapter 17, Part 2 25 min 24 23 - Chapter 18 33 min 25 24 - Chapter 19, Part 1 21 min 26 25 - Chapter 19, Part 2 29 min 27 26 - Chapter 20, Part 1 17 min 28 27 - Chapter 20, Part 2 19 min 29 28 - Chapter 21 22 min 30 29 - Chapter 22 31 min 31 30 - Chapter 23 35 min 32 31 - Chapter 24 37 min 33 32 - Chapter 25 22 min 34 33 - Chapter 26 34 min 35 34 - Chapter 27 24 min 36 35 - Chapter 28 26 min 37 36 - Chapter 29 21 min