Mutiny on the Bounty

by Bligh, William

• ISBN13: 9780486472577
• ISBN10: 0486472574
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-21
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

This time-honored classic, written in 1790, is William Bligh's vivid account of a routine voyage to Tahiti that turned into a world-famous mutiny. Cast from his ship by ringleader Fletcher Christian, Bligh and 18 seamen journeyed thousands of miles to the nearest port in a perilous struggle for survival.

Table of Contents

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I. Plan of The Expedition--Outfit, and Occurences to the Time of Leaving England--Description of the Bread-fruit

II. Departure from England--Arrival at Teneriffe--Sail from Thence--Arrival Off Cape Horn--Severity of the Weather--Oblidged to Bear Away for the Cape of Good Hope

III. Passage Towards the Cape of Good Hope, and Search After Tristan da Cunha--Arrival at False Bay--Occurrences There--Reports Concerning the Grosvenor's People--Departure from the Cape

IV. Passage Towards Van Diemen's Land--Make the Island of St. Paul--Arrival in Adventure Bay--Natives Seen--Sail from Van Diemen's Land

V. Rocky Islands Discovered--See the Island Maitea, and Arrive at Otaheite--Ship Crowded by the Natives

VI. Account of an English Ship Lately Sailed from Otaheite--Death of Omai--Captain Cook's Picture Sent on Board--Otoo Visits the Ship--His Visit Returned--Natives Well Disposed Towards Us--Account of the Cattle Left by Captain Cook--Bread-fruit Plants Promised--Visit to the Earee Rahie--Presents Made to the Arreoys

VII. A Theft Committed--Deception of the Painted Head--Conversation With a Priest--A Wrestling Match--Reports of the Natives Concerning Other Isalnds--Some Account of Omai

VIII. Expedition to Tettaha After a Heifer--Extraordinary Domestic Arrangements--Tinah's Mother Visits the Ship--A Sheep Brought from Ulietea--Heavy Storm--Death of the Surgeon--Taowne and Toahroah Harbours Examined

IX. A Walk Into the Country--The Peeah Roah--Prevailed On, by the Kindness of the Chiefs, to Deter Our Departure--Braed-fruit Plants Collected--Move the Ship to Toahroah Harbour--Fishing--Three of the Ship's Company Desert--Indiscretion of Our People on Shore--Instances of Jealousy--Mourning--Bull Brought to Oparre by a Prophet--The Deserters Recovered--Tinah Proposes to Visit England

X. The Ship's Cable Cut in the Night--Coolness with the Chiefs on That Account--Visit to an Old Lady--Disturbance at a Heiva--Tinah's Hospitality--A Thief Taken, and Punished--Preparations for Sailing

XI. Arrival of an Arreoy Woman from Tethuroa--A Present Delivered by Tinah for His Majesty--Other Occurrences to the Time of the Ship's Departure from Otaheite

XII. At the Island Huaheine--A Friend of Omai Visits the Ship--Leave the Society Islands--A Water-spout--The Island Whytootackee Discovered--Anchor in Annamooka Road--Our Parties on Shore Robbed by the Natives--Sail from Annamooka--The Chiefs Detained on Board--Part Friendly

XIII. A Mutiny in the Ship

XIV. Proceed in the Launch to the Island Tofoa--Difficulty in Obtaining Supplies There--Treacherous Attack of the Natives--Escape to See, and Bear Away for New Holland

XV. Passage Towards New Holland--Islands Discovered in Our Route--Our Great Distresses--See the Reefs of New Holland, and Find a Passage Through Them

XVI. Progress to the Northward, Along the Coast of New Holland--Land on Different Islands, in Search of Supplies

XVII. Passage from New Hollnad to the Island Timor--Arrive at Coupang--Reception There

XVIII. At Coupang

XIX. From Timor to Batavia

XX. Occurrences at Batavia, and Passage Thence to England

Illustrations

   Route of the Bounty

   Plan and Section of Bounty