ISBN: 9780702229343 - the mayne inheritance (1 risultati)

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condizione: 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.…