A Great Sea Mystery: The True Story of the Mary Celeste by John Gilbert Lockhart | Full Audio Book

Peony Ink Chronicles
Sep 26, 2026

A Great Sea Mystery: The True Story of the Mary Celeste by John Gilbert Lockhart (1891 - 1960)
Genre(s): Modern (19th C)

Read by: Mark Harrington in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction
00:05:37 - 01 - Chapter 1:The Finding of the Ship
00:22:20 - 02 - Chapter 2: The 'Mary Celeste' and Chapter 3: At Gibraltar
00:46:18 - 03 - Chapter 4: Some Theories and Chapter 5: The Story of Habakuk Jephson
01:10:44 - 04 - Chapter 6: 'Solutions' and Chapter 7: More Solutions
01:22:21 - 05 - Chapter 8: The Story of Abel Fosdyk
01:36:52 - 06 - Chapter 9: The Story of Triggs
01:48:49 - 07 - Chapter 10: The Story of John Pemberton
02:15:19 - 08 - Chapter 11: The Truth
02:31:46 - 09 - Chapter 12: The Sequel

On December 4, 1872, The American merchant brigantine ship 'Mary Celeste' was found adrift and deserted, under partial sail, with lifeboat missing, off the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The boat was still fully provisioned, and the crew's personal belongings seemed undisturbed. None who were aboard were ever seen or heard from again. The author explores this nautical mystery and attempts to correct false rumors and rash conclusions - Summary by Mark Harrington