Watkin Tench

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Watkin Tench


Born
in Chester, England, The United Kingdom
October 06, 1758

Died
May 07, 1833

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History


Lieutenant-General Watkin Tench was a British Marine officer who is best known for publishing two books describing his experiences in the First Fleet, which established the first settlement in Australia in 1788. His two accounts, "Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay" and "Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson" provide a fascinating and entertaining account of the arrival and first four years of the colony. Little is known of Tench apart from what he writes in his three books and his service record. ...more

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1788
4.13 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 1793 — 12 editions
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A Complete Account of the S...
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A Narrative of the Expediti...
3.73 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1789
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Sydney's first four years: ...
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Works of Watkin Tench
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The Travels of Watkin Tench...
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Letters Written In France, ...
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“Inga Clendinnen’s Dancing with Strangers and Kate Grenville’s The Lieutenant.”
― Watkin Tench, 1788: Text Classics
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