The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
Oliver Optic and William Taylor Adams
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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The Bunkers are a group of rebellious boys who make life miserable for many on the shores of an upstate New York Lake. Captain Sedley's son, Frank, has a run in with the boys and decides to start a boat club for his son and his friends.They learn the operation of the boat, cooperation and discipline. In the course of the story, they also show up the Bunkers. - Summary by JohnTRN (4 hr 31 min)
Chapters
Author's Introduction | 14:10 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
The Fourth of July Coming | 11:15 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
The Widow Weston | 14:47 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
A Disappointed Boy | 11:58 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
The Fourth of July | 14:29 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
The Club Boat | 10:18 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
The Embarkation | 10:54 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
Give Way Together | 14:03 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
The Second Lesson | 19:33 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
The Stolen Wallet | 11:50 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
Tony's Case | 11:56 | Read by John Taylor, Southeast Missouri |
The Boat-House | 14:11 | Read by Jeff Konrad |
The First Meeting in Zephyr Hall | 12:35 | Read by Jim Locke |
The Thunderbolt | 9:48 | Read by Jim Locke |
The Collision | 10:11 | Read by Jim Locke |
Centre Island | 12:20 | Read by Jim Locke |
The Geography of Wood Lake | 11:42 | Read by BettyB |
Overboard | 14:24 | Read by Jim Locke |
Tim Bunker | 9:20 | Read by Jim Locke |
The Trial of Tony | 11:26 | Read by Drew Johnson |
The Stranger | 10:01 | Read by Drew Johnson |
The Conclusion | 10:34 | Read by Drew Johnson |