English Passengers

In 1857 when Captain Illiam Quillian Kewley and his band of rum smugglers from the Isle of Man have most of their contraband confiscated by British Customs, they are forced to put their ship up for charter. The only takers are two eccentric Englishmen who want to embark for the other side of the globe. The Reverend Geoffrey Wilson believes the Garden of Eden was on the island of Tasmania. His traveling partner, Dr. Thomas Potter, unbeknownst to Wilson, is developing a sinister thesis about the races of men.

Meanwhile, an aboriginal in Tasmania named Peevay recounts his people's struggles against the invading British, a story that begins in 1824, moves into the present with approach of the English passengers in 1857, and extends into the future in 1870. These characters and many others come together in a storm of voices that vividly bring a past age to life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 01/16/2001
ISBN: 9780385497442
Pages: 464
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.20w x 1.05d
Award: Costa Book Awards - Winner
Award: Costa Book Awards - Winner

Review Citations: New York Times 01/07/2001 pg. 28
Entertainment Weekly 02/09/2001 pg. 69

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 66993 / English Passengers
Reading Level: 7.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 31