English Passengers
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Matthew Kneale
Narrated By: Simon Prebble, Gerard Doyle, Jenny Sterlin, Davina Porter, Patrick Tull, Gianfranco Negroponte, Ron Keith
Publisher: Recorded Books
Date: April 2009
Duration: 20 hours 27 minutes
Summary:
It is 1857, and Reverend Geoffrey Wilson has departed England to prove the literal truth of the Bible. The expedition heads towards Tasmania, where he is convinced he will find the real Garden of Eden. But the other passengers have their own agendas. Dr Potter is developing a sinister thesis, and the ship is crewed by smugglers of contraband brandy and tobacco. As the English passengers near Peevay's land, their bizarre notions become painfully at odds with reality. Their destination is no Eden but a world of hunting parties and colonial ethnic cleansing. A mighty collision is approaching ...
