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Informationen zum Autor Philip Edwards worked at The Chalk Face for 39 years prior to his retirement in 2013. He attended Ferndale Grammar School; where he was introduced to the story of The Bando in the Dark. His children must be approaching that stage in life where they can pass the tale on to the next generation. Together with his wife Lynda, they both share the love of folk music and Morris dance. Klappentext This is the first full study of one of the most popular and extensive forms of eighteenth-century literature, the voyage narrative. It illustrates the wide variety of published and unpublished material in this field, from self-satisfied official accounts to the little-known narratives of victims of the press-gang. It includes a survey of writings about the Pacific - including Cook's voyages and Bligh and The Bounty; there is a major new study of William Dampier, studies of writings about the slave-trade, and accounts of seamen and passengers, including Fielding and Mary Wollstonecraft. This is a book about writing, rather than exploration and adventure, dealing with the devious routes from the actuality of experience to the production of self-serving narratives. These are narratives of energy, vitality and interest, set within the context of British competitive sea-going imperialism. Zusammenfassung The first study of a century of sea-going narratives! which puts the accounts of Captain Cook and Captain Bligh in the context of narratives of convicts! passengers! and victims of the press-gang. It is a book about writing rather than explorations which reveals narratives of great energy and vitality. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; Part I: 2. William Dampier; Part II: 3. A disconsolate black albatross; 4. The wreck of the Wager; 5. Dr Hawkesworth at sea; 6. Cook and the Forsters; 7. The silence of Fletcher Christian; Part III: 8. The slave-trade; 9. Passengers; 10. Autobiographies; 11. The unfortunates; 12. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index....
