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Pitcairn’s Island concludes Charles Nordhoff‑Thomas Mayne’s celebrated Bounty Trilogy by depicting Christian and his fellow mutineers as they establish a new home on Pitcairn Island after the 1789 mutiny on the HMS Bounty. The novel explores the harsh realities of their exile—drunkenness, betrayal, murder, and vengeance—while portraying the complex relationships that develop with a few Tahitian companions. Ultimately, only one Englishman survives, and he restores order by returning to the moral principles enshrined in the Bounty’s Bible.
First publish date: 1935
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Nordhoff, Charles
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