Dark Paradise
About This Novel
The author of this book uses rich historical materials and vivid writing to tell the dark historical story of Norfolk Island, Australia. The story begins with Captain James Cook's discovery and colonization of the island, and ends with the murder of Janelle Button in the 21st century. It will include four parts: 1) the history of the British Empire's establishment of a penal colony on Norfolk Island; 2) the "Bounty" rebellion and the settlement of Pitcairn Island by the descendants of the rebels and their migration to Norfolk Island; 3) the establishment of the Anglican Melanesian Mission and its evangelism and other absurd behaviors based on Norfolk Island; 4) the 2002 murder of Janelle Barton attracted world attention and revealed the unique social and historical environment of Norfolk Island. Through the above four stories, MacLean used a large number of historical facts, diaries, and archives to reveal a dark, bloody, and cruel colonial history that was covered up and the evil and chaos it brought, and spliced the fragments originally scattered in the vast sea of historical materials, archives, letters, and diaries into a complete and shocking story.
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