Fighting the Whales
R. M. Ballantyne
Read by Lee Elliott
A fatherless boy joins the crew of a whaling ship in order to earn a living for himself and his mother. Beyond being a fascinating depiction of a now-alien time, occupation, and culture, it's also a rousing adventure story. One is left with the impression that hunting and catching a whale in a sailing ship was akin to you or me being stalked, ambushed, and killed by a shoebox full of mice. (Summary by the reader.) (2 hr 9 min)
Chapters
In Trouble | 13:30 | Read by Lee Elliott |
At Sea | 14:24 | Read by Lee Elliott |
Our First Battle | 13:13 | Read by Lee Elliott |
Blubber & Oil | 12:39 | Read by Lee Elliott |
A Storm | 9:00 | Read by Lee Elliott |
The Whale--Fighting Bulls | 11:45 | Read by Lee Elliott |
Tom's Wisdom | 21:06 | Read by Lee Elliott |
Death on the Sea | 11:10 | Read by Lee Elliott |
News From Home | 17:03 | Read by Lee Elliott |
Return Home | 5:16 | Read by Lee Elliott |
Reviews
Adventures in whaling
Vivia
thanks, reader, for another great LibriVOX work! we're not worthy. love the box of mice analogy !! Lethal mice indeed, but at least the whales are still with us and left mostly in peace, at least from whalers. Now whale watching threatens some populations, and we start to love them to extinction.
Great
Kim
I highly recommend this book it is very educationally and interesting. Good reader too.
An interesting short story
Byron Lee Scott
Although I'm not keen on the idea of killing whales, this story was exciting. Thankfully there were no Pirates or sword fighting, just tales of camaraderie and adventure. Brilliantly written with scarcely a dull moment, and the reader was wonderfully animated.
great
ben
Brilliantly read the best I've heard . And a never boring story
Keith Horvath
Such an adventurous story sharing what the had been before the industrial revolution. Quite entertaining & exciting history of how much we depended upon the great oceans to provide the countries with whale oil.
A LibriVox Listener
maybe the person making these book descriptions shouldnt be so judgy. i guess they are perfect. imagine in 200 years the dated aspect of that vitriol...
Dish
Well read. Short story so good for a trip. Thank you