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Issue Details: First known date: 1965... 1965 The Fear
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Set in wartime Australia, The Fear is the story of Danny Jordan, a young Catholic boy who is compelled to face the problems set by adults in an adult world. Singapore has fallen, the war could at any time explode along the northern coastline and Danny and his mother, Stell, move into the city. Next door to them live the Mantles, through whom Danny is to learn more about life, death - and about fear - than is right for a small boy. (Source: dustjacket, 1965 Cassell edition)

Notes

  • Dedication: To my mother who was not Stell, but better.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Quartet ,       1973 .
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      Extent: 229p.
      ISBN: 0704310678
    • Cammeray, Cremorne - Mosman - Northbridge area, Sydney Northeastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Horwitz , 1980 .
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      Extent: 229p.
      ISBN: 0725510307
Alternative title: By the Line
    • Sevenoaks, Kent,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Sceptre ,       1992 .
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      Extent: 152p.
      ISBN: 0340562315
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