The book also instigated the legend that Christian had not died on Pitcairn, but had somehow returned to England and been recognised by Heywood in Plymouth, around 1808–1809.
O libro tamén iniciou a lenda de que Christian non morrera en Pitcairn, senón que dalgún modo retornara a Inglaterra e fora recoñecido por Heywood en Plymouth, cara a 1808-09.