''Man's Estate'' is a 1972 novel written by Australian author

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set in the world of the British upper class. It was also known as ''The Ninth Marquess'' in the US.

Synopsis

The novel concerns a conservative British politician who survives

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Publication history

After the novels' initial publication by Collins in UK and William Morrow in US it was reprinted by

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in UK in 1974. The novel was also translated into German in 1973, and Portuguese and Dutch in 1974.

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