A Victorian Yachting Tragedy
Simpson, A.W. Brian
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Hardback
368 pages
Published: 1994
Publisher: Hambledon and London Ltd
ISBN / EAN: 1852852003
"Cannibalism and the Common Law is an enthralling classic of legal history. It tells the tragic story of the yacht Mignonette, which foundered on its way from England to Australia in 1884. The killing and eating of one of the crew, Richard Parker, led to