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The Convict Ship, Volume 2 (of 3)

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The narrative follows a young woman who hides aboard a convict transport and assumes a male role to survive among the crew and prisoners. Through a sequence of inspections, duties, and everyday shipboard life she meets suspicion from sailors, medical and command examinations, intimate conversations with kin and a lover, and episodes of punishment, church service, storm, and a convicts' seizure. The account concentrates on the claustrophobic atmosphere, clashes of authority, and the strain of concealed gender, tracing how routine duties, moral choices, and violence shape relationships and power during the voyage.

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Title: The Convict Ship, Volume 2 (of 3)

Author: William Clark Russell

Release date: December 23, 2020 [eBook #64114]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Credits: David E. Brown and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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