Pitcairn's Island (novel)

In the following article the impact of Pitcairn's Island (novel) on contemporary society will be analyzed. Since its emergence, Pitcairn's Island (novel) has exerted a significant influence on various aspects of daily life, ranging from culture to economics. Throughout history, Pitcairn's Island (novel) has been the subject of intense debate and discussion, awakening passions and generating social movements. In this sense, it is crucial to closely examine the causes and consequences of Pitcairn's Island (novel)'s presence in our lives, as well as its potential to shape the future. With a multidisciplinary approach, this article seeks to offer a comprehensive vision of how Pitcairn's Island (novel) has transformed and continues to transform the world in which we live.

Pitcairn's Island
First edition cover
AuthorCharles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Bounty Trilogy
GenreHistorical fiction
PublisherLittle, Brown and Company
Publication date
1934
Media typePrint (Hardcover and paperback)
Preceded byMutiny on the Bounty and Men Against the Sea 

Pitcairn's Island is the third installment in the fictional trilogy by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall about the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty. It is preceded by Mutiny on the "Bounty" and Men Against the Sea. The novel first appeared in The Saturday Evening Post (from 22 September 1934 through 3 November 1934) then was published in 1934 by Little, Brown and Company. Chapters I–XV are told in the third person, and Chapters XVI–XXI are told in the first person by John Adams. The epilogue that follows is in the third person.

Synopsis

After two unsuccessful attempts to settle on the island of Tubuai, the Bounty mutineers returned to Tahiti where they parted company. Fletcher Christian and eight of his men, together with eighteen Polynesians, sailed from Tahiti in September 1789, and for a period of eighteen years nothing was heard of them. Then, in 1808, the American sailing vessel Topaz discovered a thriving community of mixed blood on Pitcairn Island under the rule of "Alexander Smith" (the assumed name of John Adams, the only survivor of the fifteen men who had landed there so long before).

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