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It's a rare but joyous occasion when an audiobook simply grabs your attention from the opening lines and will not let you rest until you've reveled in its entirety. This listener discovered this title after it had won the 1998 Audie Award for best unabridged fiction. Then unsuspecting, I initiated my voyage to the outback of Australia and to South Africa and the Boer War, and, in the process, became fascinated with Harry Morant, executed in 1902 for the murder of civilians. "Breaker" Morant is a charismatic, tragic figure. Terence Donovan becomes Morant, the soldier, horsewhisperer, poet and "larrikin," Australian slang for a rowdy. Using Australian and British accents that subtly catch a hint or class of characteristic speech, Donovan brilliantly captures the officers, soldiers, and folk who inhabit the story. His narrative is elegant, brutal and heartbreaking in turn, as he spins out this compelling drama. More than just delivering a great story and wonderful characters, Donovan makes listeners care about every injustice or small triumph in this exceptional audiobook. R.F.W. An AudioFile Earphones Award winner. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherAngus And Robertson
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0207140650
- ISBN 13 9780207140655
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages281
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint in hardcover with dust jacket. Short faint impression on the rear board, pages tanning. Near Fine/Fine. Seller Inventory # 250615
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 2nd printing, 1980 of this Australian Classics edition, near fine blue cloth hardcover shows just a touch of wear, in very good + dust jacket that shows light edgewear and some wrinkling at front flap. 268 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this installment in the Australian Classics series that centersa round the legendary "Breaker" Morant of Boer War infamy. Seller Inventory # 31207
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. introduction by author. Black coloured boards with white coloured titles to the backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper (wraparound), being a reproduction of Charles Hammond's painting "Australian and New Zealanders at Klerksdorp, 24 March 1901", with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A novel about one of the most controversial of Australian soldiers in the Boer War  Harry "Breaker" Morant. He was executed by the English for cold-bloodedly killing civilians in the Boer War. But since that day there has always been a feeling that he and his co-accused (Peter Hancock) were scapegoats of the British high command. This is a novel about Breaker Morant and his ultimate price paid. Softening and rubbing of the head and the heel of the backstrip and to the book corners. A few marks to the book panels and heavy browning of the textblock edges and light browning of the internal pages. Creasing of the dustwrapper edges and slight chipping to the backstrip corners and dustwrapper corners. Light fading of the backstrip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (10), 3-268, (4) pages, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Boer War; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0207140650. ISBN/EAN: 9780207140655. Inventory No: 0113258. Seller Inventory # 0113258
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Book Description Hardback. Reprint. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 268 pages. A work of genuine historical imagination about the legendary "Breaker" Morant. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Seller Inventory # 275458
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good Condition. Minor to Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages lightly age toned. Bookplate from previous owner. Dust jacket in good condition with moderate wear, small tears, chips and rubbing present. Pictures available upon request. Seller Inventory # 046107
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Book Description Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. Reprint. Closed tear at top left corner of dj. Seller Inventory # 004409
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. 268 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. There Was A 'Breaker' Morant. He Was A Vigorous. Handsome, A A Champion Horseman And A Popular Balladist Who Came To Grief In The Boer War Where He Was Charged With The Wilful Murder Of Civilians. Seller Inventory # 192486
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Book Description Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Australian Classics. Seller Inventory # 006905
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Book Description HARDCOVER. Reprint. A very good copy in a like d/w. Seller Inventory # 6233675
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