Buckley's Chance by Linnell, Garry -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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COVER ABOUT THE BOOK TITLE PAGE CONTENTS MAP EPIGRAPH FOREWORD PROLOGUE PART I: William Enters the World

1 Sentenced to Death; Reprieved; Imprisoned on a Hulk 2 Beheaded; and the King Loses His Head 3 Your Mother, 16 and Unwed 4 The Scum of the Earth 5 Fighting the French in the Dutch Rain 6 A Dour Leader; a Sneaky Boy 7 ‘The Treatment on the Passage Was Very Good’ 8 A Stopover; the Women of Rio; the Dead Thrown Overboard 9 Land at Last; Predators and Misfortune; the Natives Appear 10 Daring Escape under a Full Moon

PART II: William Enters a New World

11 ‘A Species of Madness’ 12 ‘They Have Seen a Ghost’ 13 William Has a New Family And a New Name 14 Tales of Cannibalism 15 William Adopts a Blind Boy – and Finds Love 16 The Ones Who Came before You 17 Words and Things 18 You Are Not Robinson Crusoe 19 The Decisive Moment 20 Coming in

PART III: William Bridges Two Worlds

21 The Press Breaks the News 22 John Batman – Hero, Hunter, Murderer 23 The Back-Room Boys 24 An Enemy Lurks 25 Your Name Blackened; Massacre Averted; a Miserable Death 26 Tears at Family Reunion; Rape; a Nasty Rumour Spreads 27 The Word of God 28 Murder Most Foul; Bloodthirsty Revenge; Vicious Calumny 29 Death, But No Justice 30 Enough Is Enough 31 ‘A Yet Deeper Shade of Wretchedness’

PART IV: William Retreats from Both Worlds

32 William Buckley, aka ‘Giant Hacho’ 33 Assistant Storeman Buckley 34 ‘A Certain Moral and Intellectual Composure’ 35 Gatekeeper, Author, Portrait Subject 36 ‘The Original Discoverer of Port Phillip’

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