Stories of the Lifeboat
By Frank Mundell · Running time 03:25:50 · Modern (19th C)
Audio streams directly from the Internet Archive. Recording by LibriVox volunteers (public domain). The text is in the public domain in the USA; please check the copyright laws of your country.
About this book
There's fury in the tempest, And there's madness in the waves; The lightning snake coils round the foam, The headlong thunder raves; Yet a boat is on the waters, Filled with Britain's daring sons, Who pull like lions out to sea, And count the minute guns. (from The Boatmen of the Downs by Eliza Cook) Rescue attempts to save the lives of stranded and imperilled sailors and seafarers have undoubtedly been occurring ever since the very first time that man sailed on a floating object away from the safety of the shore and out onto the wild and unpredictable seas of the world. In Great Britain, it w
Description from the LibriVox catalogue.
Chapters and downloads on LibriVox →
You might also like
- Stories of the Royal Humane SocietyFrank Mundell · 03:28:57
- Stories of the Victoria CrossFrank Mundell · 04:01:42
- Stories of North Pole AdventureFrank Mundell · 04:01:07
- Heroines of TravelFrank Mundell · 04:04:31
- Story of Edison and The Wonders of ElectricityFrank Mundell · 03:31:22
- Stories Of Alpine AdventureFrank Mundell · 03:41:56
- Stories Of Balloon AdventureFrank Mundell · 03:50:02
- Stories of the Fire BrigadeFrank Mundell · 03:35:37