Episode 632

The Offshore Pirate by F. Scott Fitzgerald ~ Full Audiobook [romance]

The Offshore Pirate by F. Scott Fitzgerald audiobook. This is a long short story in 6 parts from Fitzgerald's 1920 short story collection, Flappers and Philosophers. It predates the screwball movie comedies of the 1930's in that it features a determi...

Classic Audiobook Collection

December 28, 20221h 21m

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Show Notes

The Offshore Pirate by F. Scott Fitzgerald audiobook.

Genre: romance

Set in the glittering early 20th century, The Offshore Pirate follows Ardita Farnam, a sharp-tongued, wealthy young woman who is tired of being treated like an ornament and determined to steer her own life. Escaping watchful chaperones aboard her uncle's yacht, Ardita insists on adventure - and finds it in the most unexpected way when a sleek motorboat cuts across the waves and a self-styled pirate stages a daring takeover. The intruder, Toby Moreland, is charming, clever, and infuriatingly confident, and he claims to be an outlaw with a crew and a code of his own. As the yacht is forced to play along, Ardita is drawn into a fast-moving game of bluff, negotiation, and flirtation, where the line between performance and sincerity keeps shifting. Fitzgerald mixes sparkling dialogue with sunlit suspense, using the high seas as a stage for questions of freedom, identity, and what it means to choose your own story. Light on its feet and rich in wit, this tale turns a fantasy of danger into a test of courage and desire.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:18) Chapter 02

(00:20:55) Chapter 03

(00:34:54) Chapter 04

(00:47:57) Chapter 05

(00:56:41) Chapter 06

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