Charles Eyre
In 1907 the sailing barque Dundonald was wrecked on the rocks of the deserted Disappointment Island off the coast of New Zealand. How the survivors prevailed for six months against appalling climatic conditions, and eventually built a boat which took them to a neighbouring island and led to their rescue, is described by Charles Eyre-then a young mercantile apprentice.
Compiled and introduced by Robert Pocock