The Blue Raider: A Tale of Adventure in the Southern Seas

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The Blue Raider: A Tale of Adventure in the Southern Seas

by Herbert Strang

EN·~6 hours·13 chapters

Chapters

13 total

Part 1

31:43

Part 2

31:44

Part 3

31:44

Part 4

31:11

Part 5

31:37

Part 6

31:42

Part 7

30:47

Part 8

30:28

Part 9

31:39

Part 10

31:38

Description

Stranded on a jagged reef off a New Guinea shore, a small crew of sailors must grapple with a hostile jungle and the ghosts of a past wreck. The story opens with a tense escape from bound prisoners stumbling through a forest, instantly thrusting listeners into danger and uncertainty. As the battered schooner drifts against towering cliffs, the grizzled boatswain recounts a haunting episode from his younger days, hinting at the brutal survival tactics that shaped him.

At the heart of the tale are Grinson, a larger‑than‑life leader with a flair for daring, and the quick‑witted Ephraim, whose calm voice steadies the group. Together they confront a sudden rush of native warriors, a mysterious propeller‑driven craft, and the relentless roar of the sea. Their resourcefulness and courage set the stage for a high‑stakes adventure that will test loyalties, ingenuity, and the thin line between myth and reality.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (380K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2012-07-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Herbert Strang

Herbert Strang

Behind this pen name were two Oxford University Press editors who teamed up to write brisk, imaginative adventure stories for young readers. Their books mixed history, empire-era action, and schoolboy daring, and they became a familiar part of early 20th-century British children's fiction.

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