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The story of the wreck of the Batavia in 1629.

Notes

  • Drake-Brockman undertook six years research prior to writing this novel, including an examination of the Dutch captain Pelsaert's journals.

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Works about this Work

'Changed as to a Tiger' : Considering the Wreck of the Batavia Michael Titlestad , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 27 no. 2 2013; (p. 149-156)

'Jeronimus Cornelisz had spent two days alone on the Batavia as the waves and the coral joined forces to rip apart the hull. Like most sailors and passengers on seventeenth-century ships, he could not swim. Here, Titlestad discusses the Batavia wreck and Cornelisz's transformation.' (Publication abstract)
Henrietta as Historian Alexandra Hasluck , 1968 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Westerly , July no. 2 1968; (p. 72-74)
Wicked and the Fair G. A. Gale , 1958 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 11 1958; (p. 35-36)
— Review of The Wicked and the Fair Henrietta Drake-Brockman , 1957 single work novel
Untitled W. G. S. , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 12 no. 1957; (p. 75)
— Review of The Wicked and the Fair Henrietta Drake-Brockman , 1957 single work novel
Untitled T. Inglis Moore , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , Spring vol. 1 no. 4 1957; (p. 92,95)
— Review of The Wicked and the Fair Henrietta Drake-Brockman , 1957 single work novel
Untitled Scrutarius , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 23 no. 10 1957; (p. 46)
— Review of Selected Poems of Henry Kendall Henry Kendall , 1957 selected work poetry ; The Wicked and the Fair Henrietta Drake-Brockman , 1957 single work novel
Horror in Her Hair A. Delbridge , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 18 no. 2 1957; (p. 110-112)
— Review of The Wicked and the Fair Henrietta Drake-Brockman , 1957 single work novel
Rich Historical Novel O. F. , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 8 May vol. 78 no. 4030 1957; (p. 2)
— Review of The Wicked and the Fair Henrietta Drake-Brockman , 1957 single work novel
The Wicked and the Fair Frank Crowley , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , no. 3 1957; (p. 38-39)
— Review of The Wicked and the Fair Henrietta Drake-Brockman , 1957 single work novel
Untitled T. Inglis Moore , 1957 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , Spring vol. 1 no. 4 1957; (p. 92,95)
— Review of The Wicked and the Fair Henrietta Drake-Brockman , 1957 single work novel
Henrietta as Historian Alexandra Hasluck , 1968 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Westerly , July no. 2 1968; (p. 72-74)
'Changed as to a Tiger' : Considering the Wreck of the Batavia Michael Titlestad , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 27 no. 2 2013; (p. 149-156)

'Jeronimus Cornelisz had spent two days alone on the Batavia as the waves and the coral joined forces to rip apart the hull. Like most sailors and passengers on seventeenth-century ships, he could not swim. Here, Titlestad discusses the Batavia wreck and Cornelisz's transformation.' (Publication abstract)
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Last amended 21 Jan 2011 11:08:00
Subjects:
  • Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Dongara - Geraldton - Northampton area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
Settings:
  • 1620s
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