The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences (1831) by Sir John Barrow is considered the classic account of the mutiny on the "Bounty". It includes a description of the island of Tahiti, and a narrative of events from the embarkation of the "Bounty" in 1787 through to the trial of some of the mutineers in 1792 and the survival of others on Pitcairn Island. The story is told through the medium of the original documents in the case, which
Mutiny on the Bounty (novel) remains with the "Bounty" after the mutiny. He subsequently returns to Tahiti, and is eventually arrested and taken back to England to face a court-martial. He and several other members of the crew are eventually acquitted. A musical based on the same story appeared in the West End during the 1980s. It was written by and starred David Essex. An earlier novel, "Les Révoltés de la Bounty" ("The Mutineers of the Bounty"), was published by Jules Verne in 1879. Mutiny on the Bounty (novel) Mutiny on the Bounty is the title of the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff and James