Author Giles Milton tells the story of the navigator from Gillingham who is believed to be the first Englishman ever to reach Japan. In 1611, London merchants received an intriguing letter from a marooned English mariner. Seven adventurers were sent by the East India Company with orders to find and befriend him, believing he held the key to exploiting the country’s opulent riches. But when they arrived they discovered that Will Adams had gone native. Giles Milton’s book draws on the letters of Adams and the private diaries of East India Company adventurers.
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This event is part of a series presented by Medway Libraries in collaboration with Medway Council’s Arts Development Team.