The Survivors of the Chancellor
Jules Verne
Read by Joseph DeNoia
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
Abe Unwer
classic adventure story . It's a bit graphic in places but we'll worth the read