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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 That Bligh Girl
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'A fascinating story of Governor Bligh's trouble-making daughter, Mary, a powerful and determined woman from the bestselling author of Elizabeth and Elizabeth.

'Superb narration and engrossing drama.' Tom Keneally

'Mary Bligh is no shrinking violet. After an horrific six-month sea voyage from Britain, she proves as strong-willed as her bloody-minded father, the newly appointed Governor William Bligh. The pair immediately scandalise Sydney with their personalities, his politics and her pantaloons.

'When three hundred armed soldiers of the Rum Rebellion march on Government House to depose him, the governor is nowhere to be see. Instead, Mary stands defiantly at the gates, fighting them back with just her parasol.

'Despite being bullied, belittled and betrayed, Mary remains steadfast, even when her desperate father double-crosses her yet again in his last-ditch attempt to cling onto power. But will Mary turn out to be her father's daughter and deceive him in pursuit of her own dreams and ambitions?

'Sue Williams returns to the untold stories of the women of colonial Sydney with another fascinating, meticulously researched historical novel.'(Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2023 .
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      Extent: 400p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 02 May 2023
      ISBN: 9781761065880

Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.
  • Dyslexic edition.
  • Braille.

Works about this Work

Governor Bligh’s Daughter Saw Red Sue Williams , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 June 2023; (p. 13)

'Sue Williams examines the role played by the feisty Mary Bligh during the Rum Rebellion When three hundred armed soldiers of the Rum Rebellion marched on Government House to depose Governor William Bligh on January 26, 1808, the man himself was nowhere to be seen.' (Introduction)

Governor Bligh’s Daughter Saw Red Sue Williams , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 June 2023; (p. 13)

'Sue Williams examines the role played by the feisty Mary Bligh during the Rum Rebellion When three hundred armed soldiers of the Rum Rebellion marched on Government House to depose Governor William Bligh on January 26, 1808, the man himself was nowhere to be seen.' (Introduction)

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