The "Journal" was composed before the trial 3 or 4 years after the events it narrates, probably from notes taken at the time of these events, though this is a supposition.
The mutiny on the Bounty was one of the most controversial events of eighteenth-century maritime history. This book publishes an absorbing narrative of the events written by one of the participants, the boatswain's mate James Morrison, who tells the story of the mounting tension…
Mr Bligh's bad language: passion, power and theatre on the Bounty
by Dening, Greg
fromCanto
"Captain Bligh and the voyage of the Bounty are the starting point of this new study of the famous mutiny in history, literature and film. By juxtaposing an account of the mutiny with an analysis of its evolving place in history and culture, Mr. Bligh's Bad Language offers a new…
Mr Bligh's bad language: passion, power and theatre on the Bounty
by Dening, Greg
fromCanto
"Captain Bligh and the voyage of the Bounty are the starting point of this new study of the famous mutiny in history, literature and film. By juxtaposing an account of the mutiny with an analysis of its evolving place in history and culture, Mr. Bligh's Bad Language offers a new…