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Set for departure from Portsmouth on 23 December 1787, *Mutiny* follows John Jacob Turnstile, a youthful cabin boy destined for prison, as he is called aboard HMS Bounty after an injury to the expected valet. The novel chronicles the ship’s arduous journey across the South Pacific, the arrival at Tahiti and the subsequent 48‑day expedition to Timor. Through Turnstile’s eyes, Boyne re‑examines the Bounty mutiny of 1789, presenting Captain William Bligh and chronicler Thomas Christian in new light while weaving humor, tension, and historical detail into the narrative.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: John Boyne
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