![]() As a volunteer in the Royal Navy at age fourteen, he found himself in the Battle of Copenhagan, but nothing could prepare him for the adventure of a lifetime, when he set off in 1801 with his cousin Matthew Flinders on HMS Investigator as it sought to chart the first circumnavigation of Australia. 'John Franklin always wanted to be a sailor. ''Our discoveries have been great, but the risks and misfortunes many.' ![]() 'A novel of high adventure, exploration, shipwreck and survival, based on the life of Matthew Flinders' cousin, fifteen-year-old midshipman John Franklin, by the award-winning author of Soldier Boy. Melbourne: Penguin, 2023 25545231 2023 single work novel historical fiction Abstract ![]()
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