Peter Simple


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

(4.7 stars; 64 reviews)

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


(5 stars)

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


(5 stars)

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


(5 stars)

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


(4 stars)

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.


(3.5 stars)

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


(5 stars)

65 Chapters of great entertainment, mirth & sea life from the wooden ship sailing days. The best of the best my ears & and I have so enjoyed.

Great story!


(5 stars)

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


(4.5 stars)

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