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Born in Scotland and a former leader-writer on
The Morning Star, Judge John Gorrie devoted his life to the service of the British empire and to the ideal that English law must treat all men fairly, whatever their race, religion, class, or creed. Those beliefs are reflected in this previously unpublished novel.
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^BJudy Allen^b, John Gorrie's great-great granddaughter, is an award-winning writer of books for children and the editor of a radio reading of ^GThe Diary of Minnie Gorrie^g by John Gorrie's eldest daughter. ^BJean Ayler^b, descended from John Gorrie's brother Daniel, has undertaken extensive research into Gorrie family history over many years. Through this she met Judy Allen and also Gorrie scholar, Bridget Brereton. She furnished information for Prof. Brereton's biography of Gorrie, ^GLaw, Justice and Empire^g (2000). ^BMarina Carter^b is a historian and currently a researcher on the Arts & Humanities Research Council-funded 'Becoming Coolies' project at the University of Edinburgh. She has published widely in the field of Mauritian studies with a particular emphasis on the study of the Indian labour diaspora. ^BShawkat M. Toorawa^b teaches Arabic, comparative, Near Eastern and world literatures at Cornell University. He recently edited and translated ^GFlame Tree Lane/Lenpas Flanbwayan^g (2012), a novella by Mauritian author, Dev Virahsawmy.
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Born in Scotland and a former leader-writer on The Morning Star, Judge John Gorrie devoted his life to the service of the British empire and to the ideal that English law must treat all men fairly, whatever their race, religion, class, or creed. Those beliefs are reflected in this previously unpublished novel.
