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  • The Cruise of the Snark

  • By: Jack London
  • Narrated by: Andre Stojka
  • Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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The Cruise of the Snark

By: Jack London
Narrated by: Andre Stojka
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Summary

In 1906, without studying navigation, Jack London, his wife Charmian, and a small crew sail to the South Pacific, hoping not to get lost. His adventures and misadventures at sea led him through native uprisings, The Doldrums, and the then unknown sport of surfing.

London, one of the most popular American writers of his time, describes the construction and outfitting of his boat in San Francisco, including frustrations with vendors, with which every boat owner will sympathize. London narrates his adventures in Hawaii, his perilous navigation across the Pacific sailing through the windless doldrums to the Marquesas Islands, Typee, Papeete, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Fiji, Samoa and The Solomon Islands, before being overcome by tropical diseases and fever.

This first person narrative, in its first recording as an audiobook, combines London’s spirit of adventure with his wonderful sense of humor.
Public Domain (P)2011 Andre F. Stojka, Leslie J. Stojka, Andre D. Stojka
Entertainment & Celebrities Linguistics Celebrity Island Witty Adventure Transportation
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Wonderful book

It is an absolutely wonderful book, where you really experience Jack London's storytelling skills and joy of storytelling. I smiled very widely when I read it.

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Let down

I can’t get pass the narration he keeps chuckling and laughing and it’s not very good. I’m sorry I chose this book

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