Amazon Island

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Amazon Island
File:Amazon Island book cover.png
AuthorHarold Mercer
LanguageEnglish
Genreadventure
PublisherBookstall
Publication date
1933
Publication placeAustralia

Amazon Island is a 1933 Australian novel by Harold Mercer.[1] It was Mercer's first novel after a series of short stories.[2][3]

Synopsis

In the novel, adventurers discover an island populated by women who are the descendants of buccaneers.[4]

Critical reception

The novel was well received, becoming one of the most popular Australian books of the year.[5] The Bulletin called it "an amazing story of romance, mystery and adventure" where "the story carries a sense of stirring reality in every paragraph."[6] The Weekly Times wrote, "Everyone who loves stories of strange adventures should read this entertaining story."[7]

See also

References

  1. "Amazon island (Bookstall)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ""AMAZON ISLAND"". Northern Star. Vol. 57. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "NEW NOVELS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 27, 080. Victoria, Australia. 2 June 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ""AMAZON ISLAND."". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1849. Western Australia. 2 July 1933. p. 22 (First Section). Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "READERS HERE GO "HIGHBROW"". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. 3, no. 111. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Mercer, Harold (3 May 1933). ""A Satchel of Books"". The Bulletin. p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. "Where Woman Rule the Roost". Weekly Times. No. 3427. Victoria, Australia. 3 June 1933. p. 28 (FIRST EDITION). Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.