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There was a Breaker Morant - he was executed at Pretoria on 27 February 1902. His crime? Wilful murder of civilians. Yet to this day his guilt remains in doubt. Kit Denton's novel, The Breaker, does more than recount the facts and mystery surrounding Morant's death sentence. Full of action and set in three continents, it covers the entire range of the Breaker's activities. We see him as a champion horseman, a likeable larrikin, a popular balladist. We see him in love and in war. Then we see him face the firing squad that will end his life. Was he a cold-blooded killer or a scapegoat? Based on a true story.
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Dedication: It took patience, hard work, / understanding, love and much sympathy / to write this book. / I showed very little of any / of them, therefore this is for my wife LE who showed them all.
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Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
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) -
'A Man Never Knows His Luck in South Africa' : Some Australian Literary Myths from the Boer War
1996
single work
biography
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 15-26) -
Writers Set the Historical Record Straight
1991
single work
criticism
correspondence
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 April 1991; (p. 20) -
'Breaker' Morant in Fact, Fiction, and Film
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature/Film Quarterly , vol. 15 no. 3 1987; (p. 138-145) -
Breaking New Ground on Morant
1983
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 26 July vol. 103 no. 5375 1983; (p. 54)
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[Review] The Breaker : A Novel
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 April 1974; (p. 15)
— Review of The Breaker : A Novel 1973 single work novel -
Folk Hero in the Making?
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 April vol. 96 no. 4901 1974; (p. 44, 46)
— Review of The Breaker : A Novel 1973 single work novel -
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) -
'A Man Never Knows His Luck in South Africa' : Some Australian Literary Myths from the Boer War
1996
single work
biography
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 15-26) -
Writers Set the Historical Record Straight
1991
single work
criticism
correspondence
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 April 1991; (p. 20) -
Breaking New Ground on Morant
1983
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 26 July vol. 103 no. 5375 1983; (p. 54) -
'Breaker' Morant in Fact, Fiction, and Film
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature/Film Quarterly , vol. 15 no. 3 1987; (p. 138-145)
Awards
- 1974 highly commended National Book Council Award for Australian Literature
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