For around twenty years I lived and worked on the Isle of Man, after moving there from Epping Green in Essex in 1974. In Onchan church near to Douglas, it was reported that William Bligh had married his wife in that place. Fletcher Christian's family were from the Sulby district in the North of the Island, which gives the tale a three legged flavour so to speak.
Good read, I have seen the film discussed and I had no idea of the degree to wich it was embelished. Though I always suspect hollywood films to be not so accurate in general. You are a great writer Simon, when i get some money together i will certainly want to become a paying member. Almost all your interests on subjects reflect my own, and those that don't, I surely atleast have an open mind to try at. I am always wondering how some writers become popular and famous with a result of them becoming wealthy, when there are others just as telented or even more so that are to remain quite obscure and in financial limbo. I have no idea how popular your books are, but by reading some of your stuff online, i find it intensly interesting, well researched, indepth and simply rewarding. I will never understand why some artists and writers prevail while others never hit the mainstream. Keep the good articles coming Simon!!!
An excellent tale Simon. The link with the French revolution leads one to draw further analogies. Louis XVI was probably one of the milder ancienne regime kings. And the revolution against him was supported less by genuinely impoverished peasants, and more by relatively well born people who wanted more power for themselves. And like Fletcher Christian and his friends, the leaders ended up dead even sooner than some of those they over-through.
Yes, revolutions are usually driven by the bourgeoise, rather than genuinely working-class people. Marx, Lenin, Mao Tse Tung, Che Guevara, they all fall into this category.
Sleep in for losers! I'm glad you found the piece worth reading.
It is very kind of you to say so. I'm glad that you like my ramblings!
I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
No, I suffer from a strange, psychological malady, hitherto unknown to medical science, called colonitus.
That's quite funny and I wonder if it could even be true!
For around twenty years I lived and worked on the Isle of Man, after moving there from Epping Green in Essex in 1974. In Onchan church near to Douglas, it was reported that William Bligh had married his wife in that place. Fletcher Christian's family were from the Sulby district in the North of the Island, which gives the tale a three legged flavour so to speak.
Very interesting and revealing Simon. Thanks for posting this.
Do you know why there was no detachment of Royal Marines on HMS Bounty Simon?
Good read, I have seen the film discussed and I had no idea of the degree to wich it was embelished. Though I always suspect hollywood films to be not so accurate in general. You are a great writer Simon, when i get some money together i will certainly want to become a paying member. Almost all your interests on subjects reflect my own, and those that don't, I surely atleast have an open mind to try at. I am always wondering how some writers become popular and famous with a result of them becoming wealthy, when there are others just as telented or even more so that are to remain quite obscure and in financial limbo. I have no idea how popular your books are, but by reading some of your stuff online, i find it intensly interesting, well researched, indepth and simply rewarding. I will never understand why some artists and writers prevail while others never hit the mainstream. Keep the good articles coming Simon!!!
Thank you for being so kind. I don't think that I shall ever be a famous writer at this late stage, but I make a living out of it!
Very much enjoyed this, thank you
I'm glad that you liked it, it's always good to hear when other people enjoy what I write.
An excellent tale Simon. The link with the French revolution leads one to draw further analogies. Louis XVI was probably one of the milder ancienne regime kings. And the revolution against him was supported less by genuinely impoverished peasants, and more by relatively well born people who wanted more power for themselves. And like Fletcher Christian and his friends, the leaders ended up dead even sooner than some of those they over-through.
Yes, revolutions are usually driven by the bourgeoise, rather than genuinely working-class people. Marx, Lenin, Mao Tse Tung, Che Guevara, they all fall into this category.
Very interesting Simon. Thank you. Do you ever sleep,!
Enlightening and very interesting. Thank you Simon.
Yet another fascinating essay by my favourite wide-ranging and astonishingly prolific author. Thank you Simon!
“A pile of coconuts had been left on the deck of the Bounty.” Was this Mars’ inspiration?
Most engaging though I am distracted and puzzled by the bizarre use of semi-colons to replace the correct commas. Is this some keyboard anomaly?