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About the narration

Fine narration except that many technical terms (about the ship and boats, predominantly) are pronounced as spelled and not as normally pronounced. If you are at all familiar with their usual use, this may grate on your ear.

Otherwise a thoroughly good narration and a story that remains as interesting now as it was when written about 200 years ago!