Isles of Despair

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Isles of Despair
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Author Ion Idriess
LanguageEnglish
Genrehistorical novel
Publisher Angus and Robertson
Publication date
1947
Publication placeAustralia

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

  1. ↑ "LITERARY NOOK". Cairns Post . No. 14, 181. Queensland, Australia. 16 August 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ ""Isles Of Despair"". Western Herald . New South Wales, Australia. 8 August 1947. p. 8. Retrieved 16 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "The Age - Google News Archive Search".
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