Owen Dixon
A Biography

Philip Ayres (Author)

9780522854268

Hardback, published 1 August 2007

424 pages, 42 b&w illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.4 cm, 1.062 kg

Australia's most eminent judge was regarded as the greatest exponent of the common law of his generation anywhere in the world. Through his private diaries, the author gives the text a strong sense of momentum, interiority and continuing drama. He focuses on the most interesting cases and involves the reader closely regarding his trips and wartime.