The Dark Frigate

By: Charles Boardman Hawes

Narrated by: Dominick Allen

In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London in fear for his life. Bred to the sea, he signs on with the "Rose of Devon," a dark frigate bound for the quiet shores of Newfoundland.

Philip's bold spirit and knowledge of the sea soon win him his captain's regard. But when the "Rose of Devon" is seized in midocean by a devious group of men plucked from a floating wreck, Philip is forced to accompany these "gentlemen of fortune" on their murderous expeditions. Like it or not, Philip Marsham is now a pirate--with only the hangman awaiting his return to England.

With its bloody battles, brutal buccaneers, and bold, spirited hero, this rousing tale will enthrall young listeners in search of seafaring adventure.©1971 Little, Brown, and Company; (P)1999 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House, Inc.

abridged! poor quality! NOT WORTH IT!

FALSE ADVERTISING! approximately 15 pages or so are missing from random places, poor audio quality, SAVE YOUR MONEY!!

Difficult to listen

The audio needs improvement
With clarity of sound. I had to follow along with the book to understand what they were saying.

Please don’t sell this to anyone

I am working my way through the Newberys. I couldn’t find this anywhere else. The audio quality is very poor, and the narrator actually yells quite a bit. Some of his characters were difficult to understand. I had to listen to parts of it twice to understand what was going on.

I may not have looked closely, but I didn’t realize it was abridged. Please re-record it.

Inaudible

Any additional comments?

The sound quality was so poor that I couldn't understand the narrator's accents. In over three years of membership and dozens of books, this is the first time I had to simply give up. Very disappointing.

The Reader is a English Pirate Robot

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The book was good but the reader was awful, it was so bad that it was hard to understand.

Would you be willing to try another one of Domenick Allen’s performances?

No, this was the worst audio I've ever heard.

Do you think The Dark Frigate needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

The Dark Frigate wasn't very good, I don't want the author to waste his time on another mistake.

Any additional comments?

If the audio was better my review would've been too.