Presented by Ancora Press and Australian Scholarly Publishing
On Wednesday evening, The Melbourne Athenaeum Library generously hosted the launch of a new book on a major new study of Bligh’s journals by John Fish. This crowded and sold-out event provided a welcome opportunity to honour author John Fish, whose book The Bounty and Beyond, co-published by Ancora Press and Australian Scholarly Publishing, reflects a lifetime’s passion for collecting and researching the events relating to William Bligh’s Bounty voyage. The book was formally launched by Paul Brunton, former curator at the Mitchell Library – and himself an authority on Bligh – with an informative talk that paid tribute to John Fish’s meticulous work in editing and annotating Bligh’s two variant journals of the voyage. Professor Wallace Kirsop also spoke briefly, remarking upon his long friendship with the author; and, finally, John Fish spoke to round out the evening, generously acknowledging the many people involved with this major publication.
