Nautical & Marine Fiction
Wappin' Wharf
We had hoped that our drama's scene might lie on a pirate ship at sea. We had wished for a swaying mast, full-set with canvas—a typhoon to s…
The Wreck of the Golden Mary
The Wreck of the Golden Mary is a gripping short story by Charles Dickens that transports listeners to the treacherous waters of the 1850s. …
Down South or Yacht Adventure in Florida
"Down South" is the fifth and last volume but one of the "Great Western Series." The action of the story is confined ent…
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…
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…
The Yarn of Old Harbour Town
This novel opens in 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars between England and France. A retired sailor, Captain Acton, reminisces about his time …
Ballad of the Tempest
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Ballad of the Tempest by James T. Fields. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 4t…
Naval Occasions And Some Traits Of The Sailor-Man
Twenty-six stories of pre-World War I British naval life in war and peace. - Summary by david wales
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Professor Pierre Aronnax is an academic whose thirst for knowledge carries him out of his ivory tower and on the trail of a mysterious sea b…
Treasure Island
When a rough old seaman calling himself "the Captain" appears at the inn owned by Jim Hawkins' father, young Jim little dreams wha…
My Danish Sweetheart
Volume 2 begins as our hero winds up his story. But the question remains, what happened to the other boat? Hugh and Helga have been picked u…
The Pirate, and The Three Cutters
Pirates are the subject of many a dime novel and boys' stories, but they tend to be portrayed as one-dimensional. Such is the case here. 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 Burnt Ship
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of A Burnt Ship by John Donne. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 17th, 2010.
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…
Drake
Alfred Noyes, in the blank-verse epic "Drake", fictionalizes the historical Francis Drake, who, during the reign of Elizabeth I of…
Swiss Family Robinson
All the excitement, danger, heartbreaks and triumphs of this well known story, but without the big words. Lucy Aikin, an accomplished writer…
The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
The novel, set in 1861, describes adventures of British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole. Hatteras is convinced tha…
My Danish Sweetheart
Volume 3 continues the story of Hugh Tregarthen and Helga Nielsen as they embark on a tumultuous sea journey aboard the ship Light of the Wo…
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…