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Acknowledgements
Also by Margaret Elphinstone
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For Ros and Katy, who were there
I’d like to thank everyone on the Isle of Man who gave me ideas and hospitality, particularly those at the Centre for Manx Studies who so generously let me use their knowledge and research: Peter Davey, Kit Gawne, Jennifer Kewley Draskau, Breesha Maddrell and Philippa Tomlinson; also Roger Sims and the staff of the Manx National Heritage Library. I’m indebted to Eva Wilson, Castletown, for the benefit of her research, and Celia Salisbury Jones, Castletown, for much help and hospitality; Adrian Corkill, for his survey of Manx wrecks; and Alex Maddrell, Port St Mary, for sharing his deep knowledge and seamanship, and Ray Moore, University of York, for the weather data.
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Further to our meeting of the 17th inst, I am gratified to be able to inform you that your application for the post of surveyor to the Scientific Expedition of HMS Beagle has been successful. You are required to report for duty at HMS Beagle, currently stationed at Greenwich, by September 1st, 1831.
Following our illuminating discussion in London, I would highly recommend a perusal of Mr Lyell’s new volume. Some of his arguments are unnecessarily ambiguous, and could even be interpreted as atheistical, but he is a man of sound observation, and, as far as I have yet read, he does allow a man the freedom to draw his own conclusions. You may find the work pertinent to our proposed expedition.
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