Gratefull to Providence The Diary and Accounts of Matthew Flinders, Surgeon, Apothecary and Man-midwife, 1775-1802 1775-1784

Matthew Flinders, surgeon and apothecary of Donington in the late 18th century, was father of the Matthew Flinders, sailor, navigator and explorer, and one of the central figures in the history of the Australian nation. His diaries reveal a wealth of detail about the home, the family and the village in which the future explorer grew up.Beardsley, Martyn is the author of 'Gratefull to Providence The Diary and Accounts of Matthew Flinders, Surgeon, Apothecary and Man-midwife, 1775-1802 1775-1784', published 2007 under ISBN 9780901503596 and ISBN 0901503592.