The Romance of the Ship


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(2.5 stars; 2 reviews)

To attempt to describe within limits of one book the whole evolution of the ship from the days of her crude beginnings and limited utility to the present time, when she has become so essential a feature of modern life, may seem to be an ambitious scheme. The term ship denotes so much, and includes so many different types, that it would be utterly impossible to deal with the subject fully in any single book of moderate dimensions, and for all but a few readers such a volume would be not only too large, but too technical. - Summary Adapted from the Preface (8 hr 32 min)

Chapters

Preface 2:18 Read by BettyB
The First Ships of the Nile 30:24 Read by ToddHW
The Early Ships of the Mediterranean 18:31 Read by Inkell
The Evolution of the Ship in Northern Europe 25:31 Read by prajak
The Development of the Ship in the Middle Ages 19:32 Read by ToddHW
The Ship During Tudor Times 20:31 Read by Beeswaxcandle
The Ship in Stuart Times and After 22:28 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Final Development of the Sailing Ship 22:38 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Advent of Steam 26:06 Read by mleigh
The First Steam Warships 22:35 Read by Paul Parkinson
The Turret Man-of-War 29:24 Read by ToddHW
The Evolution of the Ocean Steamship 35:15 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Modern Liner 27:17 Read by BettyB
The Perfecting of the Steam Man-of-War 31:18 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
The Modern Man-of-War 28:06 Read by Paul Parkinson
The Ship in Action 27:19 Read by Paul Parkinson
The Mercantile Marine, and Yachting 31:35 Read by Daniel Netsah
The Fishing Fleets 31:13 Read by prajak
Lifeboats and Lightships 29:27 Read by Availle
The Sailing of the Ship 30:39 Read by prajak

Reviews


(2 stars)

The reader has a heavy Indian accent and is very difficult to understand!