Amazon Island
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| Author | Harold Mercer |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | adventure |
| Publisher | Bookstall |
Publication date | 1933 |
| Publication place | Australia |
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
[edit]In the novel, adventurers discover an island populated by women who are the descendants of buccaneers.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Amazon island (Bookstall)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ ""AMAZON ISLAND"". Northern Star. Vol. 57. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEW NOVELS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 27, 080. Victoria, Australia. 2 June 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Mercer, Harold (3 May 1933). ""A Satchel of Books"". The Bulletin. p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
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