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Castaways of Disappointment Island

Name: Castaways of Disappointment Island
Author: Herbert Escott Inman

Herbert Escott Inman

Read by Barry Eads · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Author's Note (2:06)
Chapter 1 - The "Dundonald's" Last Voyage (32:04)
Chapter 2 - The Wreck (24:04)
Chapter 3 - On The Island (25:42)
Chapter 4 - We Get A Fire Going (23:50)
Chapter 5 - The Death of Mr. Peters, The Chief Officer (24:18)
Chapter 6 - How We Built Our Huts (27:01)
Chapter 7 - Two Finds (24:08)
Chapter 8 - Boat Building Under Difficulties (24:46)
Chapter 9 - Bitter Disappointment (24:02)
Chapter 10 - In Desperate Straits (25:03)
Chapter 11 - How We Got To Auckland Island At Last (25:26)
Chapter 12 - The Last Match (22:26)
Chapter 13 - How We Found The Depot (25:37)
Chapter 14 - We Find Ourselves In Clover (25:12)
Chapter 15 - Our Life On Auckland Island (24:01)
Chapter 16 - Our Rescue (23:58)
Chapter 17 - Home Again (23:27)