Jonathan Livingston Seagull Jonathan Livingston Seagull Jonathan Livingston Seagull, written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson, is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight, and a homily about self-perfection. Bach wrote it as a series of short stories that were published in "Flying" magazine in the late 1960s. It was first published in book form in 1970, and by the end of 1972 over a million copies were in print. "Reader's Digest" published a condensed version, and the book reached the top of the "New York Times" Best Seller list, where
HMS Seagull (1805) April 1806 she sent a Prussian galiot into the Downs. She was active in 1807 in the North Sea and the Downs and received prize money for the following captures, either alone or in company with other British vessels. In addition, she recaptured two ships: Lastly, "Seagull"s boats retrieved the "Dove", which they found drifting and derelict on 29 August 1807 off the coast of France. "Dove", of Weymouth, had a cargo of stone. "Seagull" brought her into the Downs. Lastly, "Seagull" recaptured the transport "Elizabeth", which three privateers had captured on 15 October. "Seagull" brought the "Elizabeth" into Dover.