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Though known primarily for his prowess as a Victorian
inventor, Michael Flannigan had the heart of an adventurer -- both
qualities inspired his niece, Emily
Chesley in her writing. |
featured research:
The final two parts of our GREAT Chapter 11 project:
The Nehal Renunciation
The Heidelberg Disaster
or read the chapter from the start...>
Our latest monographs are Bulletproof: Michael
Flannigan's Last Gunfight.
and The Inventor's Conference at Mahalem.
Peruse his biography by chronology,
or by chapter:
Michael Flannigan: A Life of Invention
Introduction
Chapter 1: Born in the
Age of Invention (1783-1799)
Chapter 2: How Thick Was Trevithick?
(1799-1803)
Chapter 3: Flannigan at Trafalgar
(1803-1805)
Chapter 4: Flannigan and the
War of 1812 (1805-1819)
Chapter 5: The Infamous Seal
Penis Incident (1819-1821)
Chapter 6: The Vibraphonic Bellows
Era (1821-1829)
Chapter 7: Zanzibar's Freak
Festival (1829-1833)
Chapter 8: The Manx Minx
(1833-1836)
Chapter 9: Sloe Gin, Head Hurly
and the Bull Ring Riots (1836-1839)
Chapter 10: Flannigan and The
Great Game (1839-41)
Chapter 11: The Road to Heidelberg (1841-1848)
Part 1: The Tora Bora Trek
Part 2: The Cockup in Cabool
Part 3: The Jammu Jaunt
Part 4: The Bengali Bivalvular Rebreather
Part 5: The Nehal Renunciation
Part 6: The Heidelberg Disaster
Chapter 12:
We also have a selection of excellent monographs:
To Bardo and Back
(1850-1852)
Read all about Flannigan's ill-fated expedition to climb Mount Everest
in 1852, in:
Feng Brat (1850-1851)
Little did he know the inspiration he would find in China.
Joseph "Spungy"
Freakinswad (1850-1860)*
The Inventor's Conference at MahHalem
(1861)
Bulletproof: Michael Flannigan's Last Gunfight
(part one) (1891)
Bulletproof: Michael Flannigan's Last
Gunfight (part two) (1892)
*in the Associated Figures section of the site
Check out the inventions
section of the website, which outlines the many creations of Michael
Flannigan, and reveals much of his personal history at the same time.
Finally, the chesleyan
timeline.