What I'm Reading: "The Lieutenant" by Kate Grenville (Text Publishing)—Now Finished

On December 18 I mentioned that I had begun reading "The Lieutenant", and what I had to say then included the following:

"The Lieutenant is historical fiction and based on the true story of William Dawes, a soldier, astronomer, mathematician and linguist who was part of the First Fleet expedition to settle Australia, and founded the first astronomical observatory as part of the Sydney settlement. And according to the Author's Note at the rear of the book: 'The record he left of the language...

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Published on January 07, 2012 09:30
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