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Published Jan. 21, 2016

Though known primarily as the author of Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift also was an important political and religious figure and a champion of Irish rights. Leo Damrosch *68 draws on discoveries during the past 30 years for the biography Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World (Yale University Press). “A man of powerful emotions, he loved secrecy and disguise,” Damrosch writes.

The main character in Robin Lloyd ’73’s debut historical novel — sea captain Elisha Ely Morgan — is inspired by Lloyd’s ancestor, who made many voyages across the Atlantic. Rough Passage to London: A Sea Captain’s Tale (Sheridan House), follows Morgan as he sets out to sea to find out what happened to his missing brother, becomes an experienced sailor and a packet-ship captain, and picks up the trail of an illegal slave trader.

Kemi Adegoroye ’13 sings jazz and soul arrangements of holiday classics, including “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “Silent Night,” and “Auld Lang Syne,” on her debut album, Coming Home for Christmas (13 Roses Productions).

Published in the Dec. 4, 2013, Issue

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Meg Morgan ’89

8 Years Ago

Sea Captain’s Descendants

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The picture of the cover of Robin Lloyd ’73’s book, Rough Passage to London: A Sea Captain’s Tale, caught my eye (Princetonians, Dec. 4). Just three days before, I had unwrapped my own copy of that book on Christmas morning, a gift from my father, Edward Morgan III. Growing up, the dark and imposing oil portrait of Elisha Ely Morgan, or “Captain Morgan” to us, that hung over our mantel often drew questions from visitors. My father was always ready to tell of his ancestor, my great-great-great-grandfather, who was a well-respected captain whose frequent passengers included Charles Dickens.

My father had tracked down Mr. Lloyd— and his novel — in doing research for our family archives, and while he knew that Mr. Lloyd (a great-great-great-grandson of Captain Morgan, and therefore a cousin of mine) was part of our extended biological family, none of us realized that we shared a Princeton connection as well. Thank you for bringing this to light and for sharing Mr. Lloyd’s tale with other PAW readers!