Peter Simple
Frederick Marryat
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Peter Simple, 'the fool of the family', son of a parson but heir presumptive to a title, goes to sea as midshipman during the Napoleonic wars. Naturally, at sea in this period is where adventures are just waiting for a lad like Peter, and so he does stumble from one into the next. Of particular note is also the colourful group of supporting characters he meets on board and on shore. - Summary by Carolin (16 hr 12 min)
Chapters
Chapter One | 9:52 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Two | 7:23 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Three | 8:38 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Four | 8:11 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Five | 9:24 | Read by Devorah Allen |
Chapter Six | 10:16 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Seven | 9:08 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Eight | 12:03 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Nine | 12:02 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Ten | 10:27 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Eleven | 9:03 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twelve | 18:20 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirteen | 17:16 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Fourteen | 19:16 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Fifteen | 18:32 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Sixteen | 21:06 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Seventeen | 12:33 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Eighteen | 13:34 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Nineteen | 8:41 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twenty | 12:45 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twenty One | 13:38 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twenty Two | 14:24 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twenty Three | 10:28 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twenty Four | 9:05 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twenty Five | 17:28 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twenty Six | 13:15 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twenty Seven | 18:26 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twenty Eight | 19:44 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Twenty Nine | 16:10 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirty | 17:04 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirty One | 22:10 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirty Two | 21:37 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirty Three | 27:56 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirty Four | 12:09 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirty Five | 15:56 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirty Six | 11:35 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirty Seven | 16:07 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirty Eight | 23:14 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Thirty Nine | 12:50 | Read by Sylviamb |
Chapter Forty | 22:22 | Read by Ellies |
Chapter Forty One | 22:16 | Read by jenno |
Chapter Forty Two | 12:06 | Read by antonygirgis |
Chapter Forty Three | 12:20 | Read by antonygirgis |
Chapter Forty Four | 13:07 | Read by antonygirgis |
Chapter Forty Five | 10:12 | Read by antonygirgis |
Chapter Forty Six | 16:01 | Read by Doug Fajardo |
Chapter Forty Seven | 15:56 | Read by Doug Fajardo |
Chapter Forty Eight | 16:25 | Read by Shasta |
Chapter Forty Nine | 19:29 | Read by Doug Fajardo |
Chapter Fifty | 19:14 | Read by Shasta |
Chapter Fifty One | 28:45 | Read by Shasta |
Chapter Fifty Two | 19:21 | Read by Shasta |
Chapter Fifty Three | 13:59 | Read by Shasta |
Chapter Fifty Four | 16:12 | Read by Shasta |
Chapter Fifty Five | 18:33 | Read by antonygirgis |
Chapter Fifty Six | 15:18 | Read by antonygirgis |
Chapter Fifty Seven | 11:26 | Read by antonygirgis |
Chapter Fifty Eight | 12:23 | Read by John |
Chapter Fifty Nine | 8:37 | Read by John |
Chapter Sixty | 9:51 | Read by John |
Chapter Sixty One | 13:59 | Read by John |
Chapter Sixty Two | 10:48 | Read by antonygirgis |
Chapter Sixty Three | 12:48 | Read by antonygirgis |
Chapter Sixty Four | 18:40 | Read by antonygirgis |
Chapter Sixty Five | 20:11 | Read by antonygirgis |
Reviews
peter simple is simply wonderful, UNTILL it's not
packy1949
wonderfully written and delightfully read (at least thru 41 chapters.) after that's it's all downhill, with chapters 47 thru 54 impossible to listen to. Sorry to criticize a volunteer's work, but one must know their limits. 5 stars for chapters 1-41
Bravo from Borneo
Lord Jim
Another delightful and utterly engrossing tale from Frederick Marryat. As always with this author there were a wide range of characters presented and very well developed. I'm not a fan of multiple narrators...but those that read were tolerable. Great story.
fantastic
Josh Erickson
what can I say, the book was just fantastic. most of the book is read by one lady then last 20 or so chapters by maybe 5 diff readers. some I didn't care for but it didn't effect the story any
Worth a listen for sure
Mark Eveleth
A light enjoyable, tale with better narration in the first half than the second but since everyone volunteered their services I am grateful to have heard this story.
A LibriVox Listener
Fun book, not too exciting tho. Tales of a sailor. The lady having narrated the first 38 chapters did a great job, from then on I did not really enjoy it anymore.
Peter Simple
Keith Horvath
65 Chapters of great entertainment, mirth & sea life from the wooden ship sailing days. The best of the best my ears & and have so enjoyed.
Great story!
Dr. Dijkstra
Wow, amazing story that is never boring reaching a satisfying end. Multiple readers some of lesser quality but the story pulls you through. Will listen to again.
Horatio Alger on the sea
RichWati
I like the memoir style and short chapter structure- gets a nice personal feel to adventure and let’s in a wide range of mischief