FURTHER EXPLOITS OF CAPTAIN BLIGH TOLD IN NEW LIBRARY BOOK

Wanganui Chronicle, 7 October 1950, Page 8

FURTHER EXPLOITS OF CAPTAIN BLIGH TOLD IN NEW LIBRARY BOOK

Crawford Vaughan's “The Last of Captain Bligh’’ has recently been added to the fiction collection at the Alexander Library. The book tells that Bligh’s fame did not rest solely on the story of the Bounty and the mutiny of its crew. Justification of the mutineers is contained in the recording of the action of the people of New South Wales, who rose against Bligh’s rule as Governor, forcibly deposed him and kept him prisoner for two years.

Otner recent library accessions in the field of fiction are: —The False Rider, M. Brand; At First Sight, M. Burchell; The Devil’s Own Dear Son, J. B. Cabell; A Murder is Announced, A. Christie; High Trail, E. Churchill; The Roots Are Strong, S. Darbyshire; The Quiet Light, L. De Wohl; The Evening Standard Detective Book; Captive Daughter, E. Fames; The End is Known, G. H. Hall; The Chinese Camellia, H. Heney; If He Hollers Let Him Go, G. B. Himese; A Garden to the Eastward, H. Lamb; The Tall Headlines, A. E. Lindop; Fatal Fragrance, D. M. Locke; Katherine, J. S. Macleod; The Fires of Spring, J. A. Michener; Royal Academy, D. L Murray; Men of Wrath, M. Peacock; The Show Must Go On, E. Rice; Cave of Stars, “Sinbad”; So Many Worlds, V. C. Smith; Until the Tree Blossoms, N. K. Strange; Dagger, C. Tracey; Three Anniversaries, K. Treves; The Football Pool Murders, G. Verner; My Dear, It’s Heaven, R. Winn; About Lyddy Thomas, M. Wolff; Men of Stones, R. Warner.