Facing the Flag


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(4 stars; 31 reviews)

Like The Begum's Millions, which Verne published in 1879, it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what would now be called a weapon of mass destruction) with the threat finally overcome through the force of French patriotism. (Summary by Wikipedia) (6 hr 10 min)

Kapitel

01 - Healthful House 26:26 Gelesen von John Kooz
02 - Count D'Artigas 22:23 Gelesen von John Kooz
03 - Kidnapped 20:13 Gelesen von John Kooz
04 - The Schooner Ebba 26:03 Gelesen von John Kooz
05 - Where Am I? (Notes by Simon Hart, the Engineer) 26:46 Gelesen von John Kooz
06 - On Deck 20:59 Gelesen von John Kooz
07 - Two Days at Sea 24:13 Gelesen von John Kooz
08 - Back Cup 23:20 Gelesen von John Kooz
09 - Inside Back Cup 24:07 Gelesen von John Kooz
10 - Ker Karraje 26:01 Gelesen von John Kooz
11 - Five Weeks in Back Cup 18:34 Gelesen von Patrick Wells
12 - Engineer Serko’s Advice 20:32 Gelesen von Patrick Wells
13 - God Be with It 12:40 Gelesen von Patrick Wells
14 - Battle Between the “Sword” and the Tug 21:32 Gelesen von Patrick Wells
15 - Expectation 19:06 Gelesen von Patrick Wells
16 - Only a few more Hours 15:40 Gelesen von Patrick Wells
17 - One against Five 16:16 Gelesen von Nadine Eckert-Boulet
18 - On Board the “Tonnant” 6:04 Gelesen von Patrick Wells

Bewertungen


(0.5 stars)

First read has good voice but is sorely lacking in reading skill and attempts to make up for that with an artificial air of superiority which become quite distracting.

well read


(5 stars)

A good story with good readers.


(3 stars)

did not like the first reader


(3 stars)

Good story but the 1st is awful. Does he have a speech impediment? Even the kid that follows him has vastly improved since I began listening to him many books ago.