In July 1789, 237 women convicts left England for Botany Bay in Australia on board a ship called The Lady Julian, destined to provide sexual services and a breeding bank for the men already there. This is the enthralling story of the women and their voyage. Based on painstaking research into contemporary sources such as letters, trial records and the first-hand account of the voyage written by the ship's steward, John Nicol, this is a riveting work of recovered history. The "Floating Brothel" brilliantly conjures up the ...
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In July 1789, 237 women convicts left England for Botany Bay in Australia on board a ship called The Lady Julian, destined to provide sexual services and a breeding bank for the men already there. This is the enthralling story of the women and their voyage. Based on painstaking research into contemporary sources such as letters, trial records and the first-hand account of the voyage written by the ship's steward, John Nicol, this is a riveting work of recovered history. The "Floating Brothel" brilliantly conjures up the sights, sounds and particularly the smells of life on board ship at the time and is populated by a cast of larger-than-life characters you will never forget.
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Very Good. 8vo. 248pp, index, bibliography, map, bw & col ills. A little foxing to edges and prelims. The stopry of the voyage of the Lady Julian transporting 200 women convicts to New South Wales. Dramatically different to the well-known stories of the hellish journeys to Australia, the women aboard the Lady Julian arrived healther and happier than they had ever been. According to custom each sailor was entitled to take a woman, an arrangement that brought privileges to the woman as well as relief to the men. John Nicol, steward and ships cooper for the voyage fell in love with 19 yr old Sarah Whitelam convicted of theft worth more than 51 shillings. Their child was one of several born on the voyage. What happened to them after arriving at Port Jackson is one of the many fascinating stories in this lively book. A new light on an important and under-documented corner of Australia's history.
