‘Edward Britton’ is a historic-novel by Gary Crew and Philip Neilson, that tells the dreadful story of the agony and pain of two teenage convicts that were sent to the boys' prison, Point Puer. The novel depicts Edward Britton as a literate and well educated seventeen and a half-year-old male sent to Point Puer with a conviction of stealing. Edward lived in England with his mother and father and worked as an actor for a theatre company based in London. Edward paints himself as a very well spoken and cunning young man compared to the rest of his companions at Point Puer. He was more educated than most people there, including the guards and authority. “You shut your fancy mouth, Britton!” (page. 6) As well as being brighter than the majority,