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303 pages ; 18 cm The Commandant (1975) evolves from the history of the early Moreton Bay penal settlement, now Brisbane. When prisoners escape from Moreton Bay to Sydney with their stories of harsh punishment, the fledgling press takes their side. Commandant Logan, convinced of the rectitude of his severe administration, is faced with an enemy he has never known before, but he ignores it. Logan is forced to face the reaction to his harsh discipline after the arrival of his young sister-in-law, Frances, who is unable to bear the brutality and whippings that are everyday life in Moreton Bay. The reader is left with the question, who is the prisoner: convict, or harsh commandant Originally published: London : Macmillan, 1975 Cover subtitle: A novel of corrupted power and savage justice

Author

jessica-anderson

Publisher

Penguin Books Australia Ltd

Published

1981

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140059106

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities