Original: In the novel The Convicts by Iain Lawrence, young Tom Tin is sent to Van Diemen's Land on charges of murder Van Dieman's Land is mentioned in James De Mille's A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder.
Simplified: In the book The Convicts by Iain Lawrence, young Tom Tin is sent to Van Diemen's Land on charges of murder. In James De Mille's A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, a manuscript (letter) has been written by British sailor who lost his way after taking convicts to Van Dieman's Land.