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Manx THE MUTINY ON National THE Heritage Links with the Eiraght Ashoonagh Vannin

Select Bibliography No. 12 July 2004

The Naval Mutiny on HMAV (His Majesty’s Armed intended to provide a starting point for access to the Vessel) Bounty which took place in the South Seas in vast amount of material available to the researcher. 1789 has been the subject of numerous books and Please note that other material is accessible through articles and in more recent years several Hollywood our catalogues and a summary list of the books, films. The Isle of Man has strong links with this articles and pamphlets we hold in our collections is famous episode in naval history. This bibliography available in the reading room or by e-mail as an attempts to provide an aid in accessing some of the attachment. material available in the MNH collections, much of For a more comprehensive list refer to those titles which will be obtainable from other libraries world which have included detailed bibliographies. A wide. selection of these are listed at the end of this resource Glynn Christian in his book Fragile Paradise states sheet since they provide a convenient way for that the bibliography of the Bounty/ story researchers to locate material and then request it exceeds 2500 items! Therefore this guide is only through the inter library loan system.

Just outside Douglas is the village of marriage the Blighs lived in Douglas where Onchan, where on February 4 1781 at their daughter Mary was christened at the parish church, , St Matthew’s Church on July 7 later of the Bounty, 1784. The family subsequently married Elizabeth Betham, moved to in . whose family lived at of Douglas Bemahague, Onchan. Bligh ( on the Bounty) was from , where was the son of a former his father was a customs Deemster (Judge) who was . Whilst serving as a Steward to the Duke of midshipman on HMS Ranger Atholl. Born in the early in the 1770s William was a 1770s Heywood joined the frequent visitor to Douglas, navy in 1786. In a small where he met customs officer community his family would Richard Betham and his family. have known the Bethams and After this posting Bligh this helped persuade Bligh to subsequently sailed with select him as one of his officers for Cook to the Pacific and was the voyage. Heywood’s subsequent promoted to , returning to arrest, trial and sentence to death and the in 1780. After their Peter Heywood efforts of his sister Nessy and [Library Ref Photographs - Persons - Heywood] family to have him pardoned are recorded in some detail in family correspondence and subsequent publications. The leader of the mutineers was . Although from Cumberland, which is just across the sea from the Isle of Man, he was related to the Christian family of Milntown near Ramsey and maintained links with the Island. Christian had sailed with Bligh before.

Onchan Church [From An Appeal on behalf of the Poor Churches in the Diocese of Sodor and Mann c. 1830 [Library Ref E205/5(1)F]

1 The Mutiny Belcher, Diana, Lady The mutineers of the Bounty and their Barrow, Sir John descendents in and Norfolk The eventful history of the mutiny and piratical Islands... seizure of HMS Bounty: its causes and London, John Murray, 1870 consequences Includes extracts from James Morrison’s Journal. London: John Murray, 1831 Library Ref: G.88/1/38 A full account of the events surrounding the mutiny. Dening, Greg The author was Secretary of the Admiralty. Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion Power and Library Ref.G88/1/18 Theatre on the Bounty Barrow, Sir John Cambridge University Press, 1992 The 0 521 38370 6 Boston: David R Godine, 1980 An attempt to interpret the mutiny in the context of its 0 89723 343 5 historical and cultural representations. A modern edition of the above title edited by and with Library Ref G.88/1/123 an introduction by Gavin Kennedy which refers to Danielsson, Bengt sources which have been found since the original What happened on the Bounty publication and work on them by scholars. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1962 Library Ref G88/1/127 A reconstruction of what happened on the Bounty, the Bligh, William adventures of the survivors and the subsequent A narrative of the mutiny on board HMS Bounty: Court-Martial. and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew in the Library Ref.G88/1/77 ship's boat... Du Rietz, Rolf London: Printed for George Nicol, 1790 Studia Bountyana 1: the causes of the Bounty Bligh's account of events. mutiny, some comments on a book by Madge Darby Library Ref.G88/1/3x Uppsala, 1965 Bligh, William This author has written numerous articles about the A voyage to the South Sea...in HMS the Bounty Bounty and this is a critique which provides a London: Printed for George Nicol, 1792 discussion of the various ways the events have been Expanded and amended account of events. interpreted. Library Ref.G88/1/4x Library Ref.G88/1/89/1 Bligh, William Hough, Richard Bligh and the Bounty: his own unabridged narrative Captain Bligh & Mr Christian: The Men and the edited and illustrated by Laurence Irving Mutiny London: Methuen, 1936 London: Hutchinson, 1972 A reprint of Bligh's voyage to the South Sea in 1792 0 09 112860 9 Library Ref.G88/1/59 A study of the leading characters in the mutiny. Library Ref G88/1/124 Mackaness, George (editor) A Book of the Bounty Kennedy, Gavin London: J.Dent, 1938 Captain Bligh the man and his mutinies This volume combines the following works: 1. Bligh's London: Duckworth, 1989 ISBN 0 7156 2231 5 A Voyage to the South Sea; 2. A Narrative of the Developed from his biography of Bligh. Issued in the Mutiny on board HMS Bounty; 3. Barney's Report of bicentenary year of the mutiny. the Court Martial of ten of the Mutineers with an Library Ref G88/1/116 appendix by ; 4. Bligh's answer to McFarland, Alfred Edward Christian's assertions; 5. A selection of Bligh's Mutiny in the Bounty!: and story of the Pitcairn correspondence. Islanders Library Ref G88/1/68 : J. J. Moore, 1884 Rutter, Owen A compilation from the various books about the The Court-Martial of the 'Bounty' Mutineers Bounty aimed at the Australian reader. Edinburgh: William Hodge & Company, 1931 Library Ref.G88/1/31 A reprint of the Court-Martial proceedings with an Shapiro, H.L. introduction by . Heritage of the Bounty: The story of Pitcairn through Library Ref.G88/1/50 six generations London: Victor Gollancz, 1936 Interpretation of events The author, formerly Curator of the American Museum of Natural History, wrote a number of articles on Alexander, Caroline matters related to the Bounty. The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Library Ref G88/1/61 Bounty. London: Harper Collins, 2003. Wahlroos, Sven ISBN 0 00 257221 4 Mutiny and Romance in the South Seas: A A reinterpretation of events using a wide range of Companion to the Bounty Adventure material.. Topsfield: Salem House, 1989 Library Ref: G.88/1/164 Part 1 is a chronicle of events, Part 2 a Bounty

2 Encyclopedia with a 27 page sample A correct plan of the Isle of Man by The Personalities: of literature (bibliography) Peter Fannin 1789 Library Ref G88/1/120 [Library Ref pXX2L] William Bligh

HMS Pandora Kennedy, Gavin Bligh Gesner, Peter London: Duckworth, 1978 HMS Pandora Project: A report of five A biography using recently seasons of excavation discovered sources. Brisbane: Memoirs of the Queensland Library Ref.G88/1/105 Museum Cultural Heritage Series Vol. 2, part 1, 2000 Mackaness, George ISSN 1440 4788 The Life of Vice- William Library Ref G88/1/147b Bligh Sydney: Angus and Robertson, Gesner, Peter 1931 Pandora: An Archaeological 2 volume comprehensive account. Perspective Library Ref G88/1/48-9 Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1991 0 7242 4482 4 Montgomerie, H. S. Library Ref G88/1/147 William Bligh of the 'Bounty': in fact and in fable Hamilton, George London: Williams & Norgate, 1937 in His A biography. Majesty's Frigate Pandora Library Ref.G88/1/65 Hordern House for Australian National Maritime Museum, 1998 Rawson, Geoffrey Facsimile reprint with an essay by Bligh Of the Bounty Peter Gesner, Curator of Maritime London: Philip Allan, 1930 Archaeology, who was involved in the With sixty pages on the Mutiny. Pandora excavation. Library Ref.G88/1/47 Library Ref G88/1/149 Rutter, Owen Thomson, Basil, (editor) Turbulent journey The voyage of HMS Pandora: London: Ivor Nicholson and despatched to arrest the mutineers of Watson, 1936 the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790- Library Ref.G88/1/60 91 London: Francis Edwards, 1915 Fletcher Christian This tells the story of the treatment of the mutineers on the voyage back to Beach, Susan Hicks England to be put on trial. The yesterdays behind the door: Library Ref.G88/1/41 a family biography Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1956 Pitcairn Island This volume deals with the Christian family history and includes details about Fletcher Christian. Murray, Thomas Boyles Library Ref G90/CHR Pitcairn the Island, the People and the Pastor Christian, Glynn London: SPCK, 1853 Fragile Paradise: the discovery of Fletcher Christian This volume was frequently reprinted with the last Bounty mutineer edition published in 1909. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1982 ISBN 0 241 10757 1 It includes details of the mutiny. An interesting interpretation of the events leading up Library Ref G88/1/36 (1909 ed) to and subsequent to the mutiny by a descendant of Young, Rosalind Amelia Fletcher Christian. It also includes the Christian family Mutiny on the Bounty and Story of Pitcairn Island tree. 1790-1894 Library Ref.G88/1/103 Wellington: Pastor David Nield, 1924 Written by a descendant of the mutineers who was Peter Heywood born and lived on Pitcairn. Library Ref G88/1/43 Moore, A. W., SHK Nessy Heywood Douglas: Brown & Sons, 1913 Nessy was actively involved in securing her brother's pardon from his conviction for his involvement in the mutiny. This book contains all the published letters of Nessy and Peter Heywood Library Ref.G88/1/39

3 Tagart, Edward Rutter, Owen A memoir of Captain Peter Heywood, R.N. with The Court-Martial of the 'Bounty' Mutineers extracts from his diaries and correspondence. pp 200-202 23 references London: Effingham Wilson, 1832 Wahlroos, Sven Extensive coverage of his naval career, the Bounty Mutiny and Romance in the South Seas: voyage and subsequent court martial. A Companion to the Bounty Adventure Library Ref. G88/1/19 pp 439-466 Bibliographies Manuscript Resources The following have useful bibliographies. The Heywood Family Letters more recent examples provide a vivid indication The letters and papers of Peter and Hester (Nessy) of the amount of material available to researchers. Heywood. Alexander, Caroline A detailed handlist is available in the search room. The Bounty Archive Ref 09519 pp 441-448 sources. pp 449-467 select Bibliography Web Sites: Dening, Greg There is a wealth of information about the Bounty Mr Bligh's Bad Language available on the Internet. Try running searches using pp 397-427 over 620 references. terms such as Bounty Mutiny, Pitcairn Island, William Kennedy, Gavin Bligh to get up to date references. Bligh pp 400-412 a detailed list of 328 items. At the time of writing this guide a useful site was

Kennedy, Gavin http://lareau.org/bounty.html Captain Bligh: the man and his mutinies Updated and condensed list pp 307-310 This had numerous links and an online bibliography Lucas, Charles, Sir by H.L.Kerr which included books, manuscripts, The Pitcairn Island register book articles and portraits relating to the mutiny. London: SPCK, 1929 pp 165-178 has 82 references divided by theme. (Library Ref. G88/1/45)

A correct plan of the Isle of Man by Peter Fannin 1789 [Library Ref pXX2L]

MNH Library is a reference only facility and does not lend The Manx National Heritage Library holds a wealth of various items through the Inter Library Loan system. However, and extensive source material. photocopies of some material, subject to copyright and the Staff at the library and throughout Manx National Heritage, need to preserve originals may be available on receipt of are always pleased to hear from anyone with an interest in the appropriate copying fee. Manx history. Some material may also be available through Inter Library Loans from other libraries and research centres. Manx National Heritage, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 3LY. The following links are useful for researchers: Tel: (01624) 648000 British Library Newspaper Library - Fax: (01624) 648001 http://prodigi.bl.uk/nlcat E-mail: [email protected] British Library on-line public catalogue - Website: http://gov.im/mnh http://blpc.co.uk Library of Congress - Opening times: Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm http://catalog.loc.gov Closed Sunday and for one week in January. AGF/KG 07.04

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