Isles of Despair
Book by Ion Idriess
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| Author | Ion Idriess |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | historical novel |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
Publication date | 1947 |
| Publication place | Australia |
Isles of Despair is a 1947 historical novel by Ion Idriess based on the true story of Barbara Thomson, a white woman who was the sole survivor of a shipwreck and was raised by Coral Sea islanders, before being rescued in 1849.[1][2][3]
It had a follow-up, The Wild White Man of Badu.
References
- ^ "LITERARY NOOK". Cairns Post. No. 14, 181. Queensland, Australia. 16 August 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""Isles Of Despair"". Western Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 8 August 1947. p. 8. Retrieved 16 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Age - Google News Archive Search".
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Works by Ion Idriess
- Madman's Island (1927)
- Drums of Mer (1933)
- Forty Fathoms Deep (1937)
- Isles of Despair (1947)
- The Wild White Man of Badu (1950)
- The Red Chief (1953)
- Prospecting for Gold (1931)
- Cyaniding for Gold (1939)
- Fortunes in Minerals (1941)
- Opals and Sapphires (1967)
- Lasseter's Last Ride (1931)
- Flynn of the Inland (1932)
- The Cattle King (1936)
- Horrie the Wog-dog (1945)
- The Desert Column (1932)
- Men of the Jungle (1932)
- Madman's Island (1938) (revision)
- Lightning Ridge (1940)
- Back o' Cairns (1958)
- The Tin Scratchers (1959)
- My Mate Dick (1962)
- Gold Dust and Ashes (1933)
- Man Tracks (1935)
- The Silent Service (1944)
- Stone of Destiny (1948)
- Outlaws of the Leopolds (1952)
- The Nor'-westers (1954)
- The Silver City (1956)
- Coral Sea Calling (1957)
- The Yellow Joss (1934)
- The Wild North (1960)
- Over the Range (1937)
- In Crocodile Land (1946)
- One Wet Season (1949)
- Across the Nullarbor (1951)
- Tracks of Destiny (1961)
- Must Australia Fight? (1939)
- The Great Boomerang (1941)
- Onward Australia (1943)
- Challenge of the North (1969)
- Headhunters of the Coral Sea (1940)
- The Great Trek (1940)
- Nemarluk: King of the Wilds (1941)
- The Opium Smugglers (1947)
series
- The Vanished People (1955)
- Our Living Stone Age (1963)
- Our Stone Age Mystery (1964)
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