The life and adventures of John Nicol, mariner - John Nicol

Tim Flannery is a celebrated Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist and global warming activist. Flannery was named Australian of the Year in 2007 and is presently an adjunct professor at Macquarie University. He edited and introduced Canongate's internationally acclaimed edition of an eighteenth-century sailor's account of circumnavigating the globe (twice!), The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner, published in 2000.

fascination reading.
Historical Novels Review

Nicol's simply told yet evocative observations are full of humanity...His power of recollection is remarkable.
Daily Telegraph

A knockout ... Nicol is a sunny, charming, highly observant guide and a first-rate story-teller.
Sunday Herald

a good read for anyone interested in life at sea in a different age
Yachting Monthly

A remarkable record of our modern world in embryo.
Geographical - Tim Flannery, explorer, scientist and author of HERE ON EARTH