More than Light reading: Telling Martinha Rozells' story

British-born writer Rose Gan has written a trilogy on Light and Rozells. A fourth book will be released soon. Photo: Handout

Few Penangites realise that the bronze statue of Captain Francis Light at Fort Cornwallis, the founder of British colony Penang, is modelled after his son, William Light, because no picture of the senior Light exists.

So, it’s not surprising that neither is there one of his companion Martha Rozells.