Sodomy Punish'd: Being a True and Exact Relation of What Befel to One Leondert Hussenlosch, a Dutch Man, Who by Command of the Dutch Fleet, Was Put on Shore on the Desolate Island of Ascention.

by Leondert Hussenlosch

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British Library

T223059

printed for John Loveday, and sold by J. Roberts, 1726. [2], iii, [1],26p.; 8

38 pages, Paperback

Published June 16, 2010

Reviews

[Tom Schulte · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a brief diary of a British sailor available for sale in various editions including print ones, but I read the publicdomainreview.org PDF version.

On May 5, 1724, diarist Leendert Hasenbosch was abandoned on Ascension, a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic. The soldier working for the Dutch East India Company was marooned to punish him for his sodomy. A cask of water, a hatchet and not much else were left with him. Initially, he had some success in finding sustenance, such as gathering "purslain" and some sort of beans called "Calavance". This is augmented with the occasional turtle and booby. Unable to gather or dig for fresh water and a lack of rain leads to despair and hallucinations. Grim and hopeless, this is still a fascinating document.

[Paul Decker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is super interesting to read. 1726. That's when this was first published. I learned about it in the book "Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters" by Sacha Coward.

A man found guilty of sodomy is stranded on a desert island. This is his journal. It was so interesting to me to see what he was thinking, doing, and deciding to write down for whoever was to one day find it.

This is a quick book and is available for free online. I read it during my work commute on the light rail.

Quite a historical artifact. I'm really intrigued what it was like to read this book back in the day. Scandalous, I'm sure. Though the book doesn't get into any details of what led to his punishment.

[Therion · Rating 4 out of 5]

For my money this is more frightening than any short story from horror fiction. Available to read for free via Internet Archive