Revised 2011-06-15
It is my intention to make much of the content of Fateful Voyage, as well as other works relating to the Mutiny on the Bounty and Pitcairn, available in ebook format. Books will be added as I complete them.
If you have any trouble downloading the files or using them, let me know.
Right click on the link you want and choose either "Save target as..." or "Save link as..." or whatever variant your browser uses. These ebooks contain no DRM (Digital Rights Management) so you are free to pass them along to friends or acquaintances. I ask only that you keep the cover image to show where they came from, and please don't charge for them.
MOBI works on Kindle, and others, and EPUB works on Sony, and others.
Adobe Digital Editions for PC (epub) is available here.
Kindle for PC (mobi) is available here.
(All are free.)
| Title | Pub. Date | MOBI | EPUB | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutiny on the Bounty - William Bligh | 1790 | (mobi) (83 kb) | (epub) (114 kb) | |
| Voyage to the South Sea - William Bligh | 1792 | (mobi) (541 kb) | (epub) (497 kb) | |
| Minutes and Appendix - Barney, Christian, Bligh | 1792 | (mobi) (204 kb) | (epub) (128 kb) | |
| Court-martial of the Bounty Mutineers | (mobi) (208 kb) | (epub) (135 kb) | The complete transcript. | |
| James Morrison's Journal - Morrison | (mobi) (448 kb) | (epub) (329 kb) | His complete journal | |
| Peter Heywood - Royal Naval Biography - Marshall | 1823 | (mobi) (139 kb) | (epub) (83 kb) | Contains the complete text of the original. |
| Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora - Thomson, Edwards, Hamilton | 1915 | (mobi) (307 kb) | (epub) (218 kb | Includes Introduction and Notes by Basil Thomson (not on the website), plus Captain Edwards' Instructions and Reports, and Surgeon Hamilton's A Voyage Round the World. |
| Voyage of the Matavy Tender - Renouard | (mobi) (68 kb) | (epub) (34 kb) | ||
| Glossary and Nautical Dictionary, - Webmaster | 2011 | (mobi) (735 kb) | (epub) (403 kb) | Mobi does not allow placement of images or tables on the right side of the page, nor is it very good at rendering tables, and this is apparent in the Dictionary; but if you overlook this, the Dictionary is usable. |
| From pitcairn.fatefulvoyage.com. | ||||
| 20 Years' Residence on Pitcairn's Island - Buffett | 1845 | (mobi) (95 kb) | (epub) (61 kb) | |
| Not from the website. | ||||
| The Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty - Barrow | 1831 | (mobi) (467 kb) | (epub) (335 kb) | Full Name: The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Causes and Consequences |
| The Mutineers of the Bounty - Belcher | 1871 | (mobi) (782 kb) | (epub) (670 kb) | Full name: The Mutineers of the Bounty and their Descendants in Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands. Written by Diana Belcher, the step-daughter of Peter Heywood, it includes the first appearance in print of excerpts from James Morrison's Journal, which was left in her possession when her step-father died. |