Marsden Hordern is the author of "King of the Australian Coast: The Work of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst 1817-1822 "and "Mariners are Warned!: John Lort Stokes and H.M.S. Beagle in Australia 1837-1843," He received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Sydney in 2004 in recognition of his contribution to Australian history.