The Survivors of the Chancellor


Read by Joseph DeNoia

(4.5 stars; 53 reviews)

The Survivors of the Chancellor is a poignant and tragic tale of terror and intrigue on the high seas. Through raging storms, emaciating hunger and thirst, shipwreck and mutiny…follow the passengers of The Chancellor as they descend from one layer of hell to the next; never knowing if they will live another day. Horrific tragedy befalls them one after another, chipping away at the resolve and sanity of the passengers and crew. This tale is told in the first person, from the point of view of one of the passengers, J. R. Kazallon. He and seven other passengers debark from Charleston, South Carolina with twenty crew…and never arrive at their destination in England.
(Summary by Joe DeNoia) (5 hr 2 min)

Chapters

Introduction 4:05 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The Chancellor 3:52 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Crew and Passengers 4:14 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Bill of Lading 2:50 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Something About My Fellow Passengers 9:01 Read by Joseph DeNoia
An Unusual Route 4:34 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The Sargasso Sea 5:08 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Voices in the Night 6:49 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Fire on Board 4:37 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Curtis Explains the Situation 5:13 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Picrate of Potash on Board 5:21 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The Passengers Discover Their Danger 5:21 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Curtis Becomes Captain 7:13 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Between Fire and Water 7:42 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Breakers to Starboard! 5:09 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Shipwrecked 4:37 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Sila Huntly Rescued from the Waves 10:13 Read by Joseph DeNoia
M. Letourneur is Pessimistic 4:57 Read by Joseph DeNoia
We Explore the Reef 8:26 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The Cargo Unloaded 4:19 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Examination of the Hold 7:02 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The 'Chancellor' Released from her Prison 5:12 Read by Joseph DeNoia
A New Danger 4:13 Read by Joseph DeNoia
An Attempt at Mutiny 3:51 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Curtis Resolves to Abandon the Ship 4:35 Read by Joseph DeNoia
While There's Life There's Hope 5:06 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Mr. Kear Makes a Business Deal 6:57 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The Whale-Boat Missing 4:15 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Mrs. Kear Succumbs to Fever 3:23 Read by Joseph DeNoia
We Embark on the Raft 3:28 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Our Situation Critical 2:50 Read by Joseph DeNoia
First Day on the Raft 5:02 Read by Joseph DeNoia
We Catch a Supply of Fish 6:43 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Mutiny on the Raft 6:04 Read by Joseph DeNoia
A Squall 4:33 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Two Sailors Washed Overboard 5:27 Read by Joseph DeNoia
We lose Nearly All our Provisions 3:07 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Lieutenant Walter's Condition 6:25 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Mutiny Again 7:35 Read by Joseph DeNoia
A Father's Love 6:10 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Death of Lieutenant Walter 4:12 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Human Flesh for Bait 5:44 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Oxide of Copper Poisoning 5:20 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Owen's Death 8:36 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The Depths of Despair 7:24 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Our Thirst Relieved 4:41 Read by Joseph DeNoia
My Fast is Broken 6:09 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Hobart Hangs Himself 5:01 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Hobart's Body Stolen 3:19 Read by Joseph DeNoia
The Negro Becomes Insane 3:35 Read by Joseph DeNoia
All Hope Gone 2:17 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Flaypole Becomes Delirious 4:46 Read by Joseph DeNoia
I Decide to Commit Suicide 6:25 Read by Joseph DeNoia
We Decide to Draw Lots 4:03 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Miss Herbey Pleads for One Day More 4:37 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Fresh Water 4:32 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Near the Coast of South America 2:04 Read by Joseph DeNoia
Land Ahoy! 3:50 Read by Joseph DeNoia

Reviews


(4 stars)

classic adventure story . It's a bit graphic in places but we'll worth the read