A True Story of the Tragedy of 'Flowery Land' (true tale)

Also Published As: Mutiny of the Flowery Land
Also Published As: The Story of the Tragedy of the "Flowery Land"

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Type: True Tale
Length: 15 pages

A True Story of the Tragedy of 'Flowery Land' is a 1899 short true story by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. - AsNotedIn

A steam tug was puffing wheezily in front of the high-masted barque-rigged clipper. With her fresh painted glistening black sides, her sharp sloping bows and her cut-away counter she was the very picture of a fast, well-found ocean-going sailing ship, but those who knew anything about her may have made her the text of a sermon as to how the British seaman was being elbowed out of existence. In this respect she was the scandal of the river. Chinamen, French, Norwegian, Spaniards, Turks - she carried an epitome of the human race. They were working hard cleaning up the decks and fastening down the hatches, but the big burly mate tore his hair when he found that hardly a man on board could understand an order in English.
Arthur Conan Doyle, A True Story of the Tragedy of 'Flowery Land'

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Atlantic Ocean, The strange ship hauled her yard aback when she saw that the other wished to speak to her, and the two lay rolling in the Atlantic swell within a hundred yards of each other.
Deal, Kent And so, on a beautiful July day, holiday makers upon the Kentish downs saw the beautiful craft as she swept past the Goodwins - never to be seen again, save once, by human eyes.
Departmento de Rocha, Uruguay Toward evening they came upon the estancia of a lonely farmer to whom they told their tale, and from whom they received every hospitality. Next day they were all driven over to the nearest town of Rocha.
Newgate Prison Wall, London, Amen Court, London The sentence of the law was carried out in front of Newgate upon the 22nd of February. Five ropes jerked convulsively for an instant, and the tragedy of the Flowery Land had reached its fitting consummation.

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Y/M/D		Association	Description	Place	Locale	Food	Event
1899/03/10	Arthur Conan Doyle	Author	"A True Story of the Tragedy of 'Flowery Land'" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is published in Louisville Courier-Journal.
1899/03/10	Louisville Courier-Journal	Publisher	"A True Story of the Tragedy of 'Flowery Land'" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is published in Louisville Courier-Journal.

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Particulars for A True Story of the Tragedy of 'Flowery Land' (true tale):
Sailing Ship Type	Barque
Boat Attribute	Bulwark	an extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck
Narrative Arts	Factual	concerned with what is actually true rather than interpretations of or reactions to it
Nautical	First Mate, Chief Mate	second-in-command on a merchant ship, responsible for the deck department, cargo and safety
Ship	Forecastle	forward part of a ship below the deck, traditionally used as the crew's living quarters.
Crime	Mutiny	an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers
Narrative Arts	Narrative	an account of connected events
Narrative Arts	Prose	ordinary written language
Art Type	True Tale	narrative or account of events that actually happened in real life

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Original Language:	English

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