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Kit Denton states, the 'name "Breaker Morant" is evocative, linked nowadays with the images conjured up in my novel and in the film based on the episodes leading to the man's death.' With a novel in mind, Denton originally researched the story of Breaker Morant before writing his best known work, The Breaker (1973). In Closed File (1983) Denton re-examines Morant's trial and execution, he 'analyses the consequences of the court martial and describes the lives of the rest of the men involved in the affair'. The book contains reproductions of many 'photographs and documents from the period, most never before published'.
(Source: 'Foreword' and Dustjacket)
Notes
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Dedication: This is for three of my closest friends - / my children; Jo, Andrew, and Phillipa
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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Adelaide,
South Australia,:Rigby
, 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Harry Harbord Morant - 'The Breaker', single work biography (p. 68-84)
- A Ballad of Bidgeebel (And the Guileless Queenslander)i"What time when mus'tring days were done,", single work poetry (p. 74-77)
- 'Be Sensible' - A Morali"'Be sensible!' fair Nelly said-", single work poetry (p. 78)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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The Persistence of Myth : Kit Denton and Breaker Morant
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 91 2007; (p. 123-134, notes 193-194)
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The Persistence of Myth : Kit Denton and Breaker Morant
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 91 2007; (p. 123-134, notes 193-194)
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