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{{Short description|2008 novel by Kate Grenville}}
{{Infobox book <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books -->
| name = The Lieutenant
| image = The Lieutenant (novel).jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = [[Kate Grenville]]
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'''''The Lieutenant''''' is a historical novel by [[Kate Grenville]], published in 2008. The novel loosely follows historical facts based on the experiences of [[William Dawes (
==Plot==
Daniel Rooke (loosely based on Dawes) is a self-possessed boy whose parents seek to better his prospects in life by having him brought to the attention of important people, and thus given opportunities others of his station
After graduating from the [[Royal Naval College, Portsmouth]], he takes up a commission in the Royal Marines. During the [[American Revolutionary War]], he is almost killed by a falling [[spar (sailing)|spar]], and takes several years to recover.
Just before the First Fleet sails for what is to be the [[penal colony]] of New South Wales, he is invited by the Astronomer Royal to take instruments and observe the passage of a predicted comet. He accepts
As the astronomer, Rooke is given considerable freedom and
Rooke
A member of the colony is speared by
On the first night of the expedition, after Rooke finds out their true intent was to murder six Aboriginal People by beheading them, he leaves the party in horror. Upon arriving back, he makes it clear to the governor how wrong his orders were and, as a consequence for refusing to follow them, Rooke is sent back to England for legal trial.
In England, Rooke is spared and spends the rest of his life in [[Antigua]] where he frees slaves.
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==Major themes==
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===Publication history===
2008, Australia, The Text Publishing Company ISBN, hardback
*2008, USA, Grove Press {{ISBN
===Explanation of the novel's title===
The main character is a
==Literary significance and reception==
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==External links==
*[
*[http://www.kategrenville.com/node/45 Reviews], [[Kate Grenville]]'s website list of reviews
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