Mutiny on the Bounty
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Mutiny on the Bounty
Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
Literature
James Mustich
Aug 1, 2018
The daunting open sea voyage of Captain William Bligh and his men aboard the HMS Bounty, and the ultimate disposition of the case in the British courts, have captivated writers, filmmakers, and audiences for generations. Of the numerous accounts—documentary, historical, speculative, and fictional—that have been written, the best and most popular is the novelization by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. Published in 1932, Mutiny on the Bounty imagines the voyage out, the months in Tahiti, and the eventual uprising. Although this telling may not be the most historically accurate, it is the perfect introduction to an endless shelf of reading about a historical event. One of the great seafaring tales of all time, the story, like Shackleton’s Endurance voyage, has assumed the aura of a modern myth.
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Miceal O Coileain
Dec 4, 2018
Very nice to see this classic on the list, another book that is sadly overlooked presently. I first read this when I was in third class, and it opened a world of imagination of life at sea as an English sailor and the mysteries of Polynesia. The whole trilogy is compelling and well written. Inspired by these books, over the years I have become somewhat of an expert on the topic ...
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