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Stuart Affair
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Robert Hale Ltd, 1973
ISBN 10: 0709140975
ISBN 13: 9780709140979
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Seller: Belfast Mall Books, CARRICKFERGUS, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. spine of dw faded else vg. Seller Inventory # 005241
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The Stuart Affair
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Robert Hale and Co., London, 1973
ISBN 10: 0709140975
ISBN 13: 9780709140979
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Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 312 pages, illustrated. Plastic wrapper. Seller Inventory # 7548
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THE STUART AFFAIR
Published by
Robert Hale, 1973
ISBN 10: 0709140975
ISBN 13: 9780709140979
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Seller: Loretta Lay Books, London, United Kingdom
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Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. 'Certain features of this case have caused us some anxiety' the High Court of Australia said in a decision which refused permission for Rupert Max Stuart to appeal against sentence of death. These words added an explosive element to the controversy which had sprung up around the young part-Aboriginal. Those against him were convinced that he had raped and murdered a 9yr old girl. Those who defended him were equally convinced that he had been forced to make the confession which condemned him. The case gained world-wide notoriety and developed into an attack on the Government of South Australia. Stuart was reprieved from death 7 times - once a few hours before he was to step onto the gallows. A Catholic priest, a University reader, and a newspaper editor were among those who fought for his acquittal. Some of the 'new evidence' given on Stuart's behalf turned out to be untrue. The Government appointed a Royal Commission to discover the facts, but the defence counsel walked out and their successors fought to prevent the damning words spoken by Stuart to his wardens from being tendered as evidence. At last Stuart himself took the stand, and under cross-examination shed some light on an affair which had damaged numerous reputations and whipped up a storm of emotion. The author, who was counsel for the prosecution, has given a remarkable first-and account of a case which proves beyond doubt that 'truth is stranger than fiction'. Illus. + Index. 312pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Browned edges o/w Vg. in sunned Vg. dw. Seller Inventory # 15667