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Mutiny on the Bountyis a 1932 novel byCharles NordhoffandJames Norman Hall,[1]based on themutinyagainst LieutenantWilliam Bligh,commanding officer of theBountyin 1789. It has been made into several films and a musical. It was the first of what becameThe Bounty Trilogy,which continues withMen Against the Sea,and concludes withPitcairn's Island.
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| Author | Charles NordhoffandJames Norman Hall |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Bounty Trilogy |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | October 1932 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Followed by | Men Against the Sea |
Plot introduction
editThe novel tells the story through a fictional first-person narrator by the name of Roger Byam, based on a crew memberPeter Heywood.[2]Byam, although not one of the mutineers, remains with theBountyafter the mutiny. He subsequently returns to Tahiti and is eventually arrested and taken back to England to face acourt-martial.He and several other members of the crew are eventually acquitted.
Characters inMutiny on the Bounty
edit- Roger Byam – main protagonist, loosely based on the life of midshipmanPeter Heywood;but with differences in the book it is claimed that Byam's only living relative was his mother who died of shock after William Bligh had accused her son of being an active mutineer; in fact, Heywood had several siblings; his mother survived his court-martial- although his sister Nessy Heywood did die a year after his acquittal
- William Bligh– Lieutenant and commander of theBounty
- Fletcher Christian– eventual mutineer
Film, TV and theatrical adaptations
edit- Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)
- Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)
- The Bounty(1984)
- A musical based on the same story appeared in the West End during the 1980s. It was written by and starredDavid Essex.
Other
editAn earlier work,Les Révoltés de la Bounty(The Mutineers of the Bounty), was published byJules Vernein 1879.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^Daniel Brotzel.Collaboration.Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.September 23, 2019.
- ^Simon Winchester.The true story of the Mutiny on the Bounty.The Daily Telegraph.December 7, 2015.
- ^Michael Pembroke.The Bounty review: How Peter FitzSimons and Alan Frost see the mutiny.The Sydney Morning Herald.December 7, 2018.
Further reading
edit- Caroline Alexander,The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty,Viking Penguin, 2003, hardcover, 512 pages,ISBN0-670-03133-X
- William Bligh,A Narrative of the Mutiny on board His Majesty's ship Bounty; and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East-Indies.,London, 1790–94.
- Karl Ernst Alwyn Lorbach, 'Conspiracy on the Bounty: Bligh's Convenient Mutiny', printed University of Queensland, 2012, hardcover/Kindle/ePub, 366 pages,ISBN978-0-9806914-1-2.
External links
edit- Mutiny on the BountyatFaded Page(Canada)
- Hussey, John (July 2006)."History - Hollywood Style".geocities.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-27.Commentary on the novel and how it influenced the film(s) and popular perception of the events; comparison between three of the films.
- Nordhoff, Charles; Hall, James Norman (2008) [1932].Mutiny on the Bounty.Project Gutenberg Australia.OCLC665035113.