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Arthur Phillips (born April 23, 1969) is an American novelist. His books include Prague (2002), The Egyptologist (2004), Angelica (2007), The Song Is You (2009), The Tragedy of Arthur (2011), and The King at the Edge of the World (2020).
Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first governor of the Colony of New South Wales. Phillip was educated at Greenwich Hospital School from June 1751 until December 1753.
Arthur Phillip, British admiral whose convict settlement at Sydney in 1788 was the first permanent European colony on the Australian continent. As the first governor of New South Wales, he struggled with rebellious convicts and troops.
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Arthur Phillips's sixth novel THE KING AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD was named a New York Times EDITORS’ CHOICE, a New York Times NOTABLE BOOK, and a Washington Post NOTABLE BOOK for 2020. “Phillips is an original - and in top form.”
Jun 30, 2015 · Long before he set sail from Portsmouth in May 1787, in command of 11 ships filled with about 1,400 souls bound for Botany Bay and posterity, Arthur Phillip had led an adventurous life. Phillip ...
5 days ago · With the outbreak of war between England’s oldest ally Portugal and Spain in South America, Arthur Phillip served in the Portuguese Navy, as a Captain, sailing to Brazil in 1774, and serving with great distinction. He returned to England when the War of Independence in America began.
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Aug 30, 2020 · In The Tragedy of Arthur one of the voices belongs to “Arthur Phillips,” who also narrates; he’s a fictional creation, the son of the man who, so believes “Arthur,” has forged the manuscript. We learn a lot about “Arthur’s” life—and about why he has come to believe this about his father.
