Governor Bligh and the Short Man: Penguin Specials

Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Governor Bligh and the Short Man: Penguin Specials by Penguin Books Ltd, Penguin Books Ltd
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Penguin Books Ltd ISBN: 9780857971272
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication: December 14, 2012
Imprint: e-penguin Language: English
Author: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780857971272
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication: December 14, 2012
Imprint: e-penguin
Language: English

Some seventeen years after the mutiny on the Bounty, William Bligh sets sail for New South Wales as Governor-elect of the fledgling colony. He is accompanied by his daughter Mary, the narrator of this extraordinary shipboard tale. A cultured young Englishwoman, Mary is entirely unprepared for the voyage - the great emptiness of the ocean, the unfamiliar rituals, the terrifying storms, the bedazzling natural wonders. Most confronting of all is the bizarre quarrel between her father and the captain of the convoy, Joseph Short, a man whose sensitivities are almost a match for Bligh's and whose temper brings the voyagers to the brink of catastrophe.
Mary's ardent and witty journal takes us beyond the quarterdeck rivalries into the private world of the Blighs - their family and friends, and the tragedies and failings of a man embarking on his last great command.
Peter Cochrane is an award-winning historian whose accolades include the inaugural Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History. In Governor Bligh and the Short Man he proves himself to be as adept a writer of fiction as he is of history.
'His characterisation of Mary is perfect and full of drama.' Troy Lennon, Daily Telegraph
'Compelling' Liam Davison, Weekend Australian

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Some seventeen years after the mutiny on the Bounty, William Bligh sets sail for New South Wales as Governor-elect of the fledgling colony. He is accompanied by his daughter Mary, the narrator of this extraordinary shipboard tale. A cultured young Englishwoman, Mary is entirely unprepared for the voyage - the great emptiness of the ocean, the unfamiliar rituals, the terrifying storms, the bedazzling natural wonders. Most confronting of all is the bizarre quarrel between her father and the captain of the convoy, Joseph Short, a man whose sensitivities are almost a match for Bligh's and whose temper brings the voyagers to the brink of catastrophe.
Mary's ardent and witty journal takes us beyond the quarterdeck rivalries into the private world of the Blighs - their family and friends, and the tragedies and failings of a man embarking on his last great command.
Peter Cochrane is an award-winning historian whose accolades include the inaugural Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History. In Governor Bligh and the Short Man he proves himself to be as adept a writer of fiction as he is of history.
'His characterisation of Mary is perfect and full of drama.' Troy Lennon, Daily Telegraph
'Compelling' Liam Davison, Weekend Australian

More books from Penguin Books Ltd

Cover of the book Primeval: A Rip in Time by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book Specky Magee And The Battle Of The Young Guns by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book Time Out For Living by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book Richard I (Penguin Monarchs) by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book Ladybird Classics: Black Beauty by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book Effi Briest by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book 2-Power: The Canine Conspiracy by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book This Horrid Practice by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book Witchcraft: A Ladybird Expert Book by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book Boy and Going Solo by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book The Eastern Front 1941-43 by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book Virtual Kombat (Pocket Money Puffin) by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book Dawn by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book The Gentleman from San Francisco by Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of the book John Donne: Collected Poetry by Penguin Books Ltd
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy