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Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline, what seems like a freedom of sorts - the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain. Little does he realise that it is anything but - and…
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John Boyne’s novel, Mutiny on the Bounty, immerses the reader in this legendary story of strife and rebellion on the high seas. In 1789, a 14-year-old pickpocket named John Jacob Turnstile is pressed into service as a cabin boy to Captain William Bligh, on the eve of the ship’s journey to the South Seas. Young Turnstile is a marvelous narrator, capturing the spirit and personalities of many crewmembers, most notably Captain Bligh and his foppish (and eventually mutinous) lieutenant Fletcher Christian. The reader is catapulted into the epic journey, complete with stormy weather, roiling waves, and all the perils…
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