# Fighting the Whales

An audiobook by R. M. Ballantyne, read by LibriVox volunteers (2 h 9 min, English).

A fatherless boy joins the crew of a whaling ship in order to earn a living for himself and his mother. Beyond being a fascinating depiction of a now-alien time, occupation, and culture, it's also a rousing adventure story. One is left with the impression that hunting and catching a whale in a sailing ship was akin to you or me being stalked, ambushed, and killed by a shoebox full of mice. (Summary by the reader.)

[Listen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/1077)