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Opening with a macabre mid-nineteenth century murder, 'The Mayne Inheritance' unfolds like a gothic thriller.Was it the murder victim's money that founded patriarch Patrick Mayne's Queen Street business empire? And were the whispered accusations of murder and genetic madness true?For 150 years, scandal and mystery have surrounded the Maynes, a wealthy family who donated the magnificent site on which the University of Queensland now stands.'A gothic tale of murder, madness and scandal across the generations ... Mad nuns, suspicious doctors, drownings, murder as foul as fevered imaginations can devise.'- Rosemary Sorensen, The Courier-Mail'This real-life thriller has been selling and selling ... and has rarely left the bestseller lists.'- Matt Condon, Sun Herald
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Mayne Inheritance, The: "Brisbane's most scandalous story."
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University of Queensland Press, 1997
ISBN 10: 0702229342
ISBN 13: 9780702229343
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Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Near Fine. "A gothic tale of murder, madness and scandal across the generations."AUSTRALIANA -Scandal and mystery have always surrounded the Maynes, a wealthy Brisbane family. Opening with a macabre mid-nineteenth-century murder, this history unfolds like a gothic tale. The family patriarch Patrick Mayne, a migrant from famine stricken Ireland, came to the Moreton Bay Settlement to find a better life. Subsequently a Queen Street butcher, successful property speculator and town councillor, he died in disgrace for a murder he was never actually accused of committing. But was it the murder victim's stolen money which founded Patrick's business empire?First Edition. xiii, 214 p. : ill., ports ; 21 cm. #280426 Signed by Author. Mary Ryan's Limited Edition #775 / 1500. Gift inscription. (Light rubbing to bottom edge.) Mayne family Politicians -- Queensland -- Brisbane -- Biography Hospital administrators -- Queensland -- Brisbane -- Biography Irish -- Queensland -- Brisbane -- Biography Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Seller Inventory # 95714
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