Kit Denton Kit Denton i(A18020 works by) (a.k.a. Arnold Christopher Denton)
Born: Established: 5 May 1928 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 14 Apr 1997 Blue Mountains, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1950
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1 Children Waiting i "These are my children, born", Kit Denton , 1997 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian , 18 April 1997; (p. 19)
1 Writers Set the Historical Record Straight Kit Denton , 1991 single work criticism correspondence
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 April 1991; (p. 20)
1 3 y separately published work icon Red on White Kit Denton , Chippendale : Pan , 1991 Z233344 1991 single work novel
1 Soldier in Single File Kit Denton , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Burning Spear : Stories 1990; (p. 112-123)
1 Vox Populi Kit Denton , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Burning Spear : Stories 1990; (p. 104-111)
1 Short List of Names Kit Denton , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Burning Spear : Stories 1990; (p. 90-103)
1 Smartarse Kit Denton , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Burning Spear : Stories 1990; (p. 84-88)
1 Down Under Kit Denton , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Burning Spear : Stories 1990; (p. 70-83)
1 Porpoise Kit Denton , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Burning Spear : Stories 1990; (p. 62-69)
1 Sergeant Kit Denton , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Burning Spear : Stories 1990; (p. 50-60)
1 Organization Man Kit Denton , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Burning Spear : Stories 1990; (p. 40-49)
1 Gemini Kit Denton , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Burning Spear : Stories 1990; (p. 34-39)
1 Applebye Kit Denton , 1990 single work short story
— Appears in: Burning Spear : Stories 1990; (p. 16-23)
1 3 y separately published work icon Fiddler's Bridge Kit Denton , John Ferguson , 1986 Z341816 1986 single work novel crime
1 1 y separately published work icon Closed File Kit Denton , Adelaide : Rigby , 1983 Z810883 1983 single work biography

Kit Denton states, the 'name "Breaker Morant" is evocative, linked nowadays with the images conjured up in my novel and in the film based on the episodes leading to the man's death.' With a novel in mind, Denton originally researched the story of Breaker Morant before writing his best known work, The Breaker (1973). In Closed File (1983) Denton re-examines Morant's trial and execution, he 'analyses the consequences of the court martial and describes the lives of the rest of the men involved in the affair'. The book contains reproductions of many 'photographs and documents from the period, most never before published'.

(Source: 'Foreword' and Dustjacket)
1 Harry Harbord Morant - 'The Breaker' Kit Denton , 1983 single work biography
— Appears in: Closed File 1983; (p. 68-84)
1 A Message from our Tours Manager i "Arts Council work's taking things", Kit Denton , 1977 single work poetry
— Appears in: Artlook , June vol. 3 no. 4 1977; (p. 33)
1 y separately published work icon The Thinkable Man Kit Denton , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1976 Z810880 1976 single work novel
2 7 y separately published work icon The Breaker : A Novel Kit Denton , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1973 Z818857 1973 single work novel historical fiction 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.
1 1 form y separately published work icon Demonstrator Kit Denton , ( dir. Warwick Freeman ) Australia : Freeman-Fishburn International , 1971 Z1563217 1971 single work film/TV Set in Canberra, Australia's capital city, Demonstrator concerns an Asian security conference organised by the government's Defence Minister, Joe Slater. Tension arises between Slater and his son Steven, who is leading a student protest against the conference. By the narrative's end, Steven has been beaten up, rejected by both his father and his girlfriend (Joe Slater's secretary), and seen what was to be a peaceful demonstration taken over by professional agitators.
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