The Lonely Island
The Refuge of the Mutineers

ased on the true story of the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty, this historical adventure follows Fletcher Christian and his fellow mutineers after they cast Captain Bligh adrift and flee in search of a place beyond the reach of British law. Seeking an island remote enough to escape discovery, they settle on the tiny, uncharted Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific — where they remain hidden from the outside world for more than two decades. Drawing on real historical accounts of the Bounty affair, R. M. Ballantyne weaves a tale of rebellion, survival, hardship, and unexpected redemption as a small, isolated community forms out of the wreckage of mutiny. A classic Victorian adventure novel that blends fact and fiction to tell the fuller story of what became of the Bounty's crew.