''Matthew Flinders' Cat'' is a 2002 novel by

Bryce Courtenay Arthur Bryce Courtenay, (14 August 1933 – 22 November 2012) was a South African-Australian advertising director and novelist. He is one of Australia's best-selling authors, notable for his book '' The Power of One''. Background and early ye ...

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. It records the relationship between a homeless former lawyer and alcoholic, and a young skateboard riding boy with a troubled background, who slowly bond over tales of

Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a British navigator and cartographer who led the first inshore circumnavigation of mainland Australia, then called New Holland. He is also credited as being the first person to u ...

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", the ship's cat who travelled with him on his voyages to circumnavigate Australia.

References

*Charles Waterstreet.
Review: Matthew Flinders' Cat
''Sydney Morning Herald.'' January 18 2003 2002 Australian novels Novels by Bryce Courtenay Viking Press books {{2000s-novel-stub